Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: ICF 13
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
A low kick from Tiberescu is predictable there #CL#
and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiberescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiberescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunn is trying to push Tiberescu away but Tiberescu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiberescu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiberescu has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiberescu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tiberescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiberescu.
Tiberescu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Tiberescu works on Gunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiberescu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tiberescu lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiberescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Tiberescu digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank. #T1#
Tiberescu lands with a right to the head.
Tiberescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiberescu presses Gunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiberescu lands a body shot.
A short right from Tiberescu on the inside.
Tiberescu digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Tiberescu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiberescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiberescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiberescu lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiberescu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiberescu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiberescu.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiberescu.
Tiberescu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Tiberescu lands a right hand.
Tiberescu scores with a hook to the body.
Tiberescu missing with knees to the body.
Tiberescu lands with a right to the head.
Tiberescu pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Tiberescu on the inside.
Tiberescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiberescu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiberescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiberescu effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu missing with knees to the body.
Tiberescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Tiberescu scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Tiberescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiberescu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not. #T3#
Tiberescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiberescu lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tiberescu.
Tiberescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards. #BC2#
Tiberescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD2#
Tiberescu lands a big right hand that sends Gunn crashing to the mat! Tiberescu stays standing though and waves Gunn back to his feet!#ROC2#Gunn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiberescu fakes the body blow, causing Gunn to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gunn goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claudius Tiberescu!

Event: ICF 12
Date: Dec 15, 2023

#R1#
Banks slips a straight right by Romanescu.
Romanescu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD2#
Romanescu cracks Banks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romanescu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Banks to stand back up!#ROC2#Banks is rocked!
Banks walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Romanescu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Radu Romanescu!

Event: ICF 11
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Ionatescu wants to clinch up but Beasley keeps it at a distance.
Beasley misses with a looping right.
Beasley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beasley lands with a nice body punch.
Beasley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ionatescu manages to avoid it.#CL#
Beasley clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Beasley has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ionatescus head.
Ionatescu prevents a body shot from Beasley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Beasley pushes Ionatescu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Ionatescu tries to stall but Beasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beasley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing Beasley back against the cage.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Ionatescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beasley throws a head punch that misses.
Beasley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley misses with a punch to the body.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beasley's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Dundee Beasley has been cut.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beasley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beasley.
Ionatescu has Beasley pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ionatescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ionatescu lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu misses with some punches.
Beasley throws a head punch that misses.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but Beasley improves position.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T4#
Ionatescu misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Beasley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Ionatescu lands with a left to the head.
Ionatescu takes a shot to the head.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
Ionatescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley gets through Ionatescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Beasley scores with a shoulder strike. #T5#
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Beasley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Ionatescu leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
A body shot lands from Beasley.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beasley as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Beasley as the two fighters clinch.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beasley. #T6#
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley lands with a right to the head.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu has Beasley pushed against the cage.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley digs a right hand into Ionatescu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ionatescu's gas tank.
Ionatescu just leaning against Beasley, taking a breather.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beasley scores with a shoulder strike. #T7#
Beasley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beasley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beasley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beasley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beasley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beasley pushes Ionatescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch. #T8#
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beasley tries to circle away but Ionatescu has him pinned against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ionatescus head.
Beasley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Beasley.
Ionatescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Beasley scores with a shot to the side of Ionatescu's head.
Beasley lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action. #T9#
Beasley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ionatescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beasley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ionatescu has him pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beasley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beasley has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dundee Beasley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dundee Beasley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Ionatescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beasley cracks a nice hook into Ionatescu's ribs.#CL#
Beasley drives through and clinches with Ionatescu against the cage.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley tries to work over Ionatescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Beasley - that landed with a thud.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beasley throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beasley misses with some punches. #T1#
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley misses with some punches.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Beasley lands with a short shot to the head.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Dundee Beasley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ionatescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Beasley.
A right hand to the body from Beasley. #T2#
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Beasley.
Beasley lands a hook that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Beasley has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu misses with a punch to the body.
Beasley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Beasley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beasley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley works on Ionatescu's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Beasley lands a left hand.
Beasley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Beasley - that landed with a thud.
Beasley tries a body shot but Ionatescu blocks it.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beasley.
Beasley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ionatescu can do to turn this around?
Beasley tries to break the clinch but Ionatescu is controlling the position.
Beasley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beasley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.#T4#
Beasley misses with a punch to the body.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Ionatescu leaning against his opponent.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beasley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Beasley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beasley.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
A nice left hand lands by Beasley. #T5#
Beasley tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing Beasley back against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beasley.
Beasley misses with some punches.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Beasley swats away the attempt to clinch by Ionatescu.
Beasley scores with a punch to the head.
Ionatescu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beasley misses with a lunging right hand
and Beasley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ionatescu wants to clinch.#T6#
Beasley cracks Ionatescu with a good jab.
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ionatescu slips under a jab.
Beasley scores with a nice head shot.
Beasley tests Ionatescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beasley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ionatescu tries to clinch up.
Ionatescu doesn't manage to clinch there - Beasley circles away.
Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beasley.
Ionatescu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beasley.
Ionatescu tries to clinch up but Beasley circles away and keeps his distance.
Beasley throws a body punch but Ionatescu moves out of range.
Ionatescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beasley throws an overhand right that lands on Ionatescu's shoulder, as Ionatescu tries to avoid the shot. #T7#
Ionatescu is looking to clinch.
Ionatescu with a jab.
Dundee Beasley is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Beasley misses.
Beasley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ionatescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beasley connects with a jab.
Beasley missing with a left hand there. Ionatescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beasley throws a body shot but no joy.
Beasley throws a shot from downtown. Ionatescu moves away and avoids it.
Ionatescu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beasley.
Beasley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ionatescu moves in looking to clinch but Beasley pushes him off.
Dundee Beasley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beasley lands a jab to the head.
Beasley lands a nice looking body shot.
Beasley connects with a jab.
Beasley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beasley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T8#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ionatescu is looking to clinch but Beasley is avoiding it. #CL2#
Ionatescu moves into range and clinches up with Beasley.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but Beasley improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ionatescu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Beasley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Beasley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Ionatescu has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu. #T9#
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
Ionatescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beasley backwards.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu is stalling here.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Ionatescu is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
The fighters circling - Ionatescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beasley throws a hook to the side of Ionatescu's head but Ionatescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beasley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beasley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dundee Beasley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dundee Beasley's cut.
That's time! Beasley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Beasley misses with a straight left.
Beasley looks to throw the jab but Ionatescu is out of range.
Beasley punishes Ionatescu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ionatescu blocks a jab.
Beasley sets himself, and Ionatescu steps forward looking for the clinch! Beasley avoids it this time.
A swing and a miss from Beasley.
Ionatescu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ionatescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ionatescu doesn't manage to clinch there - Beasley circles away.
Ionatescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beasley takes a swing at Ionatescu's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Ionatescu.
Beasley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ionatescu is just out of range.
Ionatescu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beasley.
Beasley misses with a right hand
and Ionatescu counters with a straight right hand.
Beasley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ionatescu avoids the body shot from Beasley. #CL2#
Ionatescu clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
Beasley misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Ionatescu.
Beasley is trying to force a seperation but Ionatescu has the dominant position.
Beasley lands with a light punch inside.
Ionatescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beasley misses with a punch to the body.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Ionatescu to work.
Ionatescu is pushing Beasley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Beasley on the inside. #T2#
Beasley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ionatescu or not.
Beasley lands a right hand.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ionatescu.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing Beasley back against the cage.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beasley throws a head punch that misses.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley blocks a body shot from Ionatescu.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beasley lands a nice shot to the body.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beasley.
Ionatescu prevents a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley lands with a left to the head.
Beasley tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing Beasley back against the cage.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T5#
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley lands a body punch.
Ionatescu tries to work over Beasley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Beasley as the two fighters clinch.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beasley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it. #T6#
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ionatescu.
A nice left hand lands by Beasley.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.
Beasley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beasley lands with a short shot to the head.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow. #T7#
Beasley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ionatescu has Beasley pressed against the cage.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley lands a body punch.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.#T8#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Beasley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu tries to stall but Beasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Ionatescu seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Beasley misses with some punches.
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beasley.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T9#
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beasley has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Beasley.
Beasley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Beasley works on Ionatescu's body with a couple of short punches.
Beasley misses with a body punch.
Ionatescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beasley's elbow.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ionatescu tries to stall but Beasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dundee Beasley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dundee Beasley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Ionatescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beasley.
Ionatescu tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Beasley closes the distance and clinches.
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Beasley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beasley.
Beasley is trying to break free.
Beasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ionatescu can't find room to land a body shot as Beasley controls the action.
Ionatescu missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
Beasley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley scores with a shot to the side of Ionatescu's head.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Ionatescu misses with a body punch.
Ionatescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Beasley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Beasley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beasley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Beasley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Beasley - that landed with a thud.
Beasley misses with a body punch.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Beasley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beasley misses with some punches.
Ionatescu tries to stall but Beasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Beasley.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Beasley fails to land.
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley gets through Ionatescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beasley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beasley lands a hook that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beasley working aggressively here.
Ionatescu blocking some punches. #T4#
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley working aggressively here.
A short left from Beasley.
Beasley tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing Beasley back against the cage.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Ionatescu is pushing Beasley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beasley pushes Ionatescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beasley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ionatescu controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Beasley.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley. #T5#
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Beasley tries to work over Ionatescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beasley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beasley lands with a short shot to the head.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Ionatescu has Beasley pushed against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beasley lands a left hand. #T6#
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beasley is keeping busy.
Beasley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Beasley throws a head punch that misses.
Beasley misses with a body punch.
Beasley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beasley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T7#
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Ionatescu tries to stall but Beasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ionatescu prevents a body shot from Beasley.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu ducks under a wild hook from Beasley.
Beasley keeps the fight on the outside.
Beasley misses the shot to the body.
Beasley lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ionatescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ionatescu tries to clinch up but Beasley circles away and keeps his distance.#T8#
A telegraphed right hand from Beasley misses the target.
Beasley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Ionatescu.
Beasley misses with a straight left.
Beasley throws a big shot that misses.
Ionatescu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beasley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beasley checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
Ionatescu closes the distance and pushes Beasley back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beasley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Ionatescu blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside. #T9#
Beasley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ionatescu controls his hands.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Ionatescu has double underhooks.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Beasley improves his position.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Ionatescu.
Good body shot from Beasley.
Beasley misses with some punches.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ionatescu is looking to control Beasley's arms but Beasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Beasley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dundee Beasley had his way with Ion Ionatescu in that round.
The cut man is working on Dundee Beasley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Beasley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ionatescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ionatescu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beasley.
Beasley throws a shot from downtown. Ionatescu moves away and avoids it.
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beasley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ionatescu at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ionatescu misses the target.
Ionatescu tries to clinch up.
Beasley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ionatescu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ionatescu tries to clinch but Beasley moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beasley.
Ionatescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beasley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu avoids the body shot from Beasley.
Ionatescu tries a quick counter leg kick but Beasley is wise to it.
Ionatescu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beasley cracks Ionatescu with an open hand slap.#T1#
Beasley misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Beasley misses the target.
Ionatescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beasley.
Ionatescu defending well as Beasley loads up on a big left hand.
Beasley keeps the fight on the outside.
Beasley looks to land a right hand but Ionatescu moved out of range.
Ionatescu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beasley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beasley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ionatescu is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Ionatescu has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Beasley - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu. #T2#
Beasley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Beasley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ionatescu misses with a knee strike.
Beasley can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
Beasley tries to work over Ionatescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Beasley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beasley.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beasley works on Ionatescu's body with a couple of short punches.
Beasley misses with a punch to the body.
Beasley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beasley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #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.
Beasley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beasley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Beasley has denied him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beasley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
Beasley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Beasley connects with a body shot that sends Ionatescu's belly button to the back.
Beasley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ionatescu doesn't seem bothered though.
Beasley misses with an uppercut. Ionatescu saw that one coming.
Beasley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T5#
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ionatescu slips under a jab.
Beasley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ionatescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Beasley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ionatescu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ionatescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beasley.
Ionatescu wants to counter the offense by Beasley and move into the clinch position.
Ionatescu misses with an uppercut.
Beasley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beasley throws a big shot that misses.
Ionatescu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ionatescu ducks right into an uppercut from Beasley.
Beasley keeps the fight on the outside.
Ionatescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beasley.
Ionatescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beasley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T6#
Beasley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ionatescu manages to avoid it.
Ionatescu is looking to clinch.
Beasley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ionatescu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beasley.
Beasley throws a body shot but no joy.
Ionatescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beasley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ionatescu ducks under a wild hook from Beasley.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beasley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ionatescu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beasley swats away the attempt to clinch by Ionatescu.
Beasley throws an overhand right that lands on Ionatescu's shoulder, as Ionatescu tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Beasley misses its intended target.
Ionatescu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ionatescu doesn't manage to clinch there - Beasley circles away.
Ionatescu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beasley swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Ionatescu clinches up with Beasley and pushes him back against the cage.
Beasley goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T7#
Beasley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beasley misses with a punch on the inside.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Beasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Beasley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ionatescu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Beasley.
Beasley wants to get back to striking at distance but Ionatescu won't allow it.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T8#
Beasley pushes Ionatescu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Beasley avoids the damage to the body.
Beasley tries to work over Ionatescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beasley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee Beasley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ionatescu is pushing Beasley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Beasley gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.#T9#
Beasley misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ionatescu fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beasley lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dundee Beasley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beasley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dundee Beasley!

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!

Event: ICF 10
Date: Dec 01, 2023

#R1#
Romanescu throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Shoy counters with a shoot takedown. Romanescu fights it but they end up in guard.
Shoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romanescu trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoy content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Shoy pushes down on Romanescu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shoy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Romanescu!
Romanescu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Romanescu working to try and regain half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Shoy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shoy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Romanescu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shoy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romanescu is working to get back to half guard. #T3#
Shoy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Romanescu wants to hold on but Shoy pushes him away.
Shoy controlling the pace for now. #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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanescu is trying desperately to improve position.#T5#
Shoy controlling his opponent.
Shoy seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Romanescu is holding on tight.
Shoy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#T7#
Shoy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Shoy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've been informed that Shoy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shoy moves to back control. #T8#
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.
Romanescu is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #T9#
More stalling from Shoy.
Romanescu is in bad spot here.
Shoy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Romanescu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pok Shoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Romanescu lands a lovely overhand right.
Shoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Romanescu gets a clinch. #TD2#
Shoy pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romanescu wanted to stand there but Shoy had control of the position.
Romanescu wants to stand and escape but instead Shoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanescu wants to get back to his feet but Shoy passes into half guard.
Shoy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pok Shoy has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Shoy controlling the pace for now.
Shoy with more of the same as he continues to hold on.#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.
Shoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoy moves to take his opponent's back. #T3#
Romanescu is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romanescu wants to control his opponent's hands but Shoy gets his hands free.
Shoy biding his time, controlling Romanescu.
Shoy is continuing to stall.#T5#
I really don't envy Romanescu right now.
Shoy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Romanescu's body. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Shoy is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Romanescu taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Shoy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pok Shoy!

Event: ICF 9
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1##CL#
Baum has Ionatescu up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Ionatescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baum lands an elbow inside that Ionatescu shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Ion Ionatescu has been cut.
Baum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ionatescu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Baum.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ionatescu. #T1#
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
Ionatescu is looking to control Baum's arms but Baum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ionatescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T2#
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ionatescu.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL#
Baum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu is struggling to control the position.
Ionatescu stalling.
The crowd are getting on Ionatescu's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T3#
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Ionatescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Ionatescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu stalls.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu wants to stall. #T4#
Ionatescu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ionatescu stalls.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Baum gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Baum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T5##CL2#
Ionatescu instigates a clinch.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum lands an elbow inside. #CUT#That has opened up Ion Ionatescu's cut even more.
Ionatescu misses with an elbow strike.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T6#
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ionatescu lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Scott Baum has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu has Baum pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Baum throws a right hand that misses
and Ionatescu counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Ionatescu takes the fight into the clinch.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum. #T7#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baum is keeping busy.
Ionatescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Baum improves his position.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Ionatescu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike. #T8#
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
A head punch on the inside from Ionatescu fails to land.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baum up against the cage.
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum being controlled against the cage.#T9#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu has Baum pushed against the cage.
Ionatescu leaning against his opponent.
Ionatescu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Baum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Baum clinches with his opponent.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Baum gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T1#
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum letting Ionatescu take a breather here.
Baum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ionatescu can do to turn this around?
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Baum backwards.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Ionatescu to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Ionatescu stalling.
Ionatescu has Baum pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu moves into range and clinches up with Baum.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baum lands an elbow inside that Ionatescu shrugs off.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu working aggressively here.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T3#
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ionatescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baum.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T4#
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ionatescu has Baum pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL#
Baum closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu working aggressively here.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T5#
Stalling in the clinch from Ionatescu.
Ionatescu working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baum takes a shot to the head.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T6#
Ionatescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baum up against the cage.
Ionatescu misses with an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on Ionatescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T7#
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu tries a knee to the head but Baum blocks it.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baum up against the cage.
Ionatescu lands an elbow inside that Baum shrugs off.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu stalling the fight.
Ionatescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baum up against the cage.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.#T8#
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
A body shot lands from Ionatescu.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu is pushing Baum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baum up against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ionatescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T9#
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scott Baum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baum's defenses.
Come on Ionatescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but Baum improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Baum dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3##CL2#
Ionatescu forces Baum back against the cage and clinches.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu tries to land a knee to the head but Baum blocks with his arms.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu stalling.
Ionatescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ionatescu slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL#
Baum darts in and clinches Ionatescu up against the cage.#T1#
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baum blocks an uppercut.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ionatescu'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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum being controlled against the cage.
Ionatescu controlling the action here for a moment. #T3#
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Baum gets tackled into the cage by Ionatescu. Ionatescu maintains the clinch.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu stalling against the cage.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu is struggling to control the position.#T4#
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu effectively controlling the action here.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu stalling the fight.
Ionatescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ionatescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL#
Baum darts in and clinches Ionatescu up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ionatescu. #T5#
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baum's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu'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.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses. #T6#
Ionatescu misses with some punches.
Ionatescu throws a head punch that misses.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Baum gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Ionatescu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T7#
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baum up against the cage.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum being controlled against the cage.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T8#
Ionatescu throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ionatescu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow. #T9#
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but Baum improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Baum thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Ionatescu instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ionatescu throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Baum clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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##CL#
Baum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Ionatescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baum up against the cage.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ionatescu.#T1#
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Ionatescu stalling against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu trying to stall but Baum improves his position.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum. #T2#
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu just leaning against Baum, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Baum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.#T3#
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Baum blocking some punches.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu effectively controlling the action here.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses. #T4#
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but Baum improves position.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow. #T5#
With the fighters up against the cage, Baum throws an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu stalls.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum lands a damaging elbow. #T6#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Baum letting Ionatescu take a breather here.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum. #T7#
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Baum blocks an elbow strike from Ionatescu.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Baum gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu slowing the pace effectively.
Baum letting Ionatescu take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu slips a straight right by Baum.
Ionatescu tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Ionatescu has Baum up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ionatescu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike. #T8#
Come on Ionatescu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ionatescu leaning against his opponent.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Baum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Baum misses with an uppercut.
Ionatescu wants to counter with a clinch but Baum pushes him away.
Ionatescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baum.#CL#
Baum has closed the distance and engaged Ionatescu in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ionatescu.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T9#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Baum had his way with Ion Ionatescu in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Baum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ionatescu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ionatescu defending well as Baum loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Baum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott Baum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ionatescu ducks under a wild hook from Baum.#CL2#
Ionatescu gets a clinch.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu taking a breather.#T1#
Ionatescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ionatescu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu stalling against the cage.
Baum blocks an uppercut.
Ionatescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
Baum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ionatescu.#T2#
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu has Baum pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ionatescu taking a breather. #T3#
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu tries to work over Baum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ionatescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu struggles to land a body shot inside as Baum controls his hands.
Ionatescu is pushing Baum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
Ionatescu is pushing Baum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Ionatescu dodges an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Ionatescu is looking to control Baum's arms but Baum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike. #T5#
Ionatescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ionatescu 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 Ion Ionatescu.
Baum throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Ionatescu moves into range and clinches up with Baum.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, Baum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
A short right from Ionatescu. #T6#
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Baum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu avoids the elbow strike from Baum, against the cage.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
Ionatescu lands a body punch.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike from Baum.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baum throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T7#
Ionatescu missing with knees to the body.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Baum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Baum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ionatescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
Ionatescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baum is keeping busy.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baum throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baum letting Ionatescu take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Baum thuds his right hand into Ionatescu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ionatescu with a hook.#CL#
Ionatescu tries to keep at a distance but Baum has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baum throws an elbow but it misses.
Ionatescu has Baum pushed against the cage.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Baum gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.#T9#
Ionatescu blocks an elbow strike.
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.
Ionatescu blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ionatescu's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Ionatescu.
Baum misses with an elbow strike.
Ionatescu slowing the pace effectively.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Ionatescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ionatescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Baum.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baum misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Baum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Baum!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2023

#R1#
Tiberescu misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Tiberescu misses.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiberescu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tiberescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiberescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Tiberescu, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Tiberescu against the cage but Tiberescu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiberescu throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Tiberescu takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Tiberescu rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiberescu lands a shoulder strike. #CUT#It looks like Nathan Lee has been cut.
Tiberescu can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Tiberescu tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tiberescu back against the cage. #BC#
Tiberescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Tiberescu.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Tiberescu shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiberescu misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiberescu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiberescu lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiberescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.#T1##CL#
Tiberescu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiberescu lands with a right to the head.
Tiberescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tiberescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee looks winded!
Tiberescu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiberescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tiberescu lands with a left to the head.
Tiberescu lands an uppercut.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tiberescu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiberescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiberescu lands with a right to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lee has eaten all the pies!
Tiberescu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiberescu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiberescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tiberescu. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Tiberescu.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiberescu.
Tiberescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiberescu is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiberescu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiberescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Tiberescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claudius Tiberescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiberescu throws a pinpoint strike between Lee's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Lee crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Tiberescu scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claudius Tiberescu!

Event: ICF Friday Fights 4
Date: Nov 03, 2023

#R1#
Romanescu jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Erwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Erwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romanescu looks for a takedown but Erwin sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Erwin misses its target.
Romanescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Romanescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romanescu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romanescu cracks Erwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romanescu connects with a body shot that sends Erwin's belly button to the back.
Romanescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
A shot to the liver by Erwin. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Romanescu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erwin is breathing heavily.
Romanescu wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Romanescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Erwin throws a wild hook but Romanescu just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Erwin gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Romanescu raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radu Romanescu!

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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1##CL#
Tiberescu rushes Mellencamp and presses him up against the cage.
Tiberescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiberescu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiberescu presses Mellencamp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiberescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mellencamps head.
Mellencamp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mellencamp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mellencamp takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Tiberescu - that landed with a thud.
Mellencamp looks winded!
Mellencamp wants to break free but Tiberescu has control.
Tiberescu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mellencamp is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiberescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Mellencamp backwards.
Tiberescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiberescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiberescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiberescu lands with a left to the head.
Tiberescu lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Tiberescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mellencamp backwards.
Mellencamp wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu digs a right hand into Mellencamp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mellencamp's gas tank.
Mellencamp blocks an elbow strike.
Tiberescu throws an elbow that misses.
Tiberescu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiberescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tiberescu gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tiberescu misses with an elbow over the top.
Mellencamp avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiberescu.
Tiberescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiberescu lands a nice uppercut.
Tiberescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiberescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiberescu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiberescu lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
A short right from Tiberescu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiberescu lands a shoulder strike.
Mellencamp being controlled against the cage.
Tiberescu lands an elbow just above Mellencamp 's eye.
A short right from Tiberescu on the inside. #BC#
Tiberescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiberescu lands a slapping body shot.
Tiberescu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Tiberescu finds it's way through Mellencamp's defenses. #ROC#Mellencamp is rocked!
Tiberescu thuds a left hand into Mellencamp's body.
Mellencamp is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiberescu finish him?
Tiberescu circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mellencamp to the canvas! Mellencamp doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tiberescu keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudius Tiberescu!

Event: ICF Friday Fights 1
Date: Sep 22, 2023

#R1#
Kosen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yefimkova appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hamza Kosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yefimkova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosen tries to work over Yefimkova's front leg with a kick but Yefimkova checks it.
Kosen backing away here, and Yefimkova unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#TD#
Kosen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yefimkova looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yefimkova parries the strikes from Kosen easily there. Kosen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yefimkova to escape.
Kosen tries to score with some ground and pound. Yefimkova controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yefimkova parries the strikes from Kosen easily there. Kosen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yefimkova to escape.
The strikes coming from Kosen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yefimkova managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kosen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yefimkova to see if he's OK.
Kosen cracks Yefimkova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kosen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kosen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosen slows the pace down. #T1#
Kosen lands some shots froms side control.
Kosen 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.
Kosen throws a strike aimed at the side of Yefimkova's head but Yefimkova avoids it well.
Yefimkova is trying to get back to his feet.
Kosen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kosen in side control lands a decent elbow. #CUT#It looks like Vladyk Yefimkova has been cut.
Yefimkova takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kosen is looking to take a break and control but Yefimkova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kosen landing a few strikes. #T2#
Kosen working the ground and pound. #ROC#Yefimkova is rocked!
A big shot lands for Kosen! That's hurt Yefimkova! Will he recover? Kosen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamza Kosen!

Event: ICF Friday Fights 1
Date: Sep 22, 2023

#R1#
Romanescu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romanescu looks for a takedown but Dong sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dong! But no joy.
Romanescu scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Romanescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanescu.
Romanescu lands a nice uppercut.
Romanescu misses with the head strike.
Romanescu pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanescu avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romanescu can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Romanescu.
Romanescu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romanescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
Romanescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanescu can't get the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanescu is defending well for now.#T1#
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Romanescu avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romanescu fails to land.
Dong pushes off an throws an elbow but Romanescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romanescu lands an uppercut.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romanescu blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Romanescu digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romanescu blocks the elbow strike.
Romanescu lands an uppercut.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanescu's brow.
Romanescu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Ding Dong has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanescu.
Romanescu lands a shoulder strike.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romanescu pushes Dong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong looks winded!
Dong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romanescu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radu Romanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanescu lands an elbow that stopped Dong in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Romanescu is looking for a takedown.
Romanescu is trying to break free.
Dong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanescu.
Dong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romanescu dodges an elbow strike from Dong.
Romanescu avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Romanescu.
Romanescu tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Romanescu avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanescu.
Romanescu lands with a right to the head.
Romanescu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Romanescu lands with a right to the head.
Romanescu lands a left hand.
Romanescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanescu blocks the elbow strike. #T3#
Dong tries a knee to the head but Romanescu blocks it.
Romanescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Romanescu.
Romanescu works on Dong's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Romanescu.
Romanescu tries to stall but Dong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romanescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Romanescu gets through Dong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romanescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Romanescu.
A nice left hand lands by Romanescu.
Romanescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Dong throws an elbow that misses.
Romanescu lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Romanescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Romanescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanescu.
Romanescu is trying to force a seperation but Dong has the dominant position.#T4#
Romanescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Romanescu lands a left hand.
Romanescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romanescu misses with a body punch.
Dong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanescu.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Romanescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Romanescu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romanescu lands with a right to the head.
Romanescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romanescu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Romanescu pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanescu lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Romanescu. #T5#
Dong misses with an elbow over the top.
Romanescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanescu lands a nice uppercut.
Dong looking to throw knees to the head but Romanescu is blocking nicely.
Romanescu works on Dong's body with a couple of short punches.
Romanescu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Romanescu - that landed with a thud.
Romanescu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Dong is rocked!
Romanescu lands a body shot.
Romanescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Romanescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanescu finish him?
Romanescu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dong seems to have recovered his senses.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanescu.
Romanescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanescu.
Romanescu presses Dong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romanescu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dong is defending well.
Romanescu lands an uppercut.
Romanescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanescu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T6#
Romanescu lands a left hand.
Romanescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanescu's brow.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romanescu has had enough of the clinch but Dong keeps him there for the moment.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanescu avoids the elbow strike from Dong, against the cage.
Romanescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romanescu blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Romanescu.
Romanescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Romanescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romanescu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Romanescu. That snapped Dong's head back. #T7##CL#
Romanescu forces Dong back against the cage and clinches.
Romanescu cracks Dong with a nice body shot.
Romanescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Romanescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanescu.
Romanescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romanescu lands an uppercut.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Romanescu.
Romanescu lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanescu lands a shoulder strike.
Romanescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romanescu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romanescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romanescu dips a shoulder and cracks Dong with a mighty uppercut! Dong falls back against the cage and Romanescu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Romanescu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radu Romanescu!

Event: ICF 3
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
McCoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCoy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by McCoy.
Yefimkova on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from McCoy.
McCoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yefimkova's head backwards.
McCoy lands with a hook. Yefimkova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yefimkova throws a leg kick but McCoy moved away.
Yefimkova looks winded!
Yefimkova takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Vladyk Yefimkova has been cut.
McCoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCoy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yefimkova momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from McCoy.
Hank McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. McCoy catches Yefimkova right on the button with a cross.
Yefimkova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
McCoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCoy jabs Yefimkova right on the nose. Yefimkova blinks but takes it well.#ROC#Yefimkova is rocked!
McCoy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yefimkova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yefimkova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy is looking to slow Yefimkova down with leg kicks.
McCoy scoring well with a low kick there.
McCoy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by McCoy! Yefimkova is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank McCoy!

Event: ICF 3
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1##CL#
Romanescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimitriev misses with a punch to the body.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
Romanescu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pressed against the cage.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Dimitriev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romanescu up against the cage.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimitriev is struggling to control the position.
Romanescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dimitriev just leaning against Romanescu, taking a breather.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitriev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romanescu trying to control the position but instead, Dimitriev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romanescu into the cage.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Come on Dimitriev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Dimitriev misses with a body punch. #T3#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dimitriev controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu forces Dimitriev back against the cage and clinches.
Romanescu looking to stall.
Dimitriev is pushing Romanescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitriev.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.
Dimitriev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romanescu up against the cage.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T5#
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up.
Dimitriev'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.
Romanescu taking a breather.
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dimitriev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanescu's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Radu Romanescu.#CL#
Romanescu has Dimitriev up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Dimitriev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitriev.
Dimitriev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dimitriev blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.#T7#
Come on Dimitriev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Dimitriev's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitriev.
Dimitriev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitriev stalling against the cage.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
A short left from Dimitriev. #T8#
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimitriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitriev controlling the action here for a moment.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it. #T9#
The referee is keeping an eye on Dimitriev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dimitriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
Romanescu prevents a body shot from Dimitriev.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dimitriev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dimitriev leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartok Dimitriev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Dimitriev tries to keep at a distance but Romanescu has taken the fight into the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.
Dimitriev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanescu.
Dimitriev wants to counter with a clinch but Romanescu pushes him away.#CL#
Romanescu takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitriev misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Dimitriev misses with some punches.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses.
Romanescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitriev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitriev slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Dimitriev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimitriev stalling the fight.
Romanescu blocks a body shot from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev gets through Romanescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimitriev stalls.
Dimitriev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanescu up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Dimitriev gets tackled into the cage by Romanescu. Romanescu maintains the clinch. #T3#
Dimitriev slows down the pace here.
Romanescu wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
Dimitriev taking a breather.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dimitriev leaning against his opponent.
Romanescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romanescu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dimitriev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimitriev effectively controlling the action here.#T5#
Dimitriev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitriev fails to land.
Dimitriev is stalling here.
Bartok Dimitriev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimitriev misses with the head strike.
Romanescu blocks a body shot from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev stalls.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pressed against the cage. #T6#
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitriev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romanescu up against the cage.
Dimitriev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanescu blocks an uppercut.
Romanescu taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu. #T7#
Dimitriev effectively controlling the action here.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitriev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
Dimitriev avoiding damage.
Dimitriev stops a takedown attempt from Romanescu. #T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dimitriev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romanescu up against the cage.
Dimitriev lands a shot to the body.
Dimitriev slows down the pace here.
Romanescu blocks a body shot from Dimitriev.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up. #T9#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanescu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimitriev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanescu up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu drives through and clinches with Dimitriev against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dimitriev leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartok Dimitriev 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##CL#
Romanescu moves into range and clinches up with Dimitriev.
Dimitriev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitriev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimitriev throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimitriev stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev. #T1#
Romanescu tries to stall but Dimitriev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dimitriev stalling against the cage.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pressed against the cage.
Dimitriev stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu closes the distance and pushes Dimitriev back into the cage.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses.
Romanescu is looking to control Dimitriev's arms but Dimitriev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romanescu has his back to the cage.
Romanescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimitriev gets an underhook and turns Romanescu into the cage.
Romanescu is trying to break free.#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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dimitriev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitriev fails to land.
Romanescu wants to stall.
Dimitriev misses with a body punch.
Dimitriev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanescu's elbow.
Dimitriev throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanescu. #T3#
Dimitriev'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 head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Dimitriev tries to throw a body punch but Romanescu avoids it by throwing Dimitriev back against the cage.
Romanescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanescu looking to stall.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev.
Romanescu blocks an uppercut.
Romanescu misses with an elbow over the top.
Romanescu blocks an uppercut.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitriev.
Romanescu lands with a right to the head.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu. #T5#
Dimitriev leaning against his opponent.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romanescu tries a body shot but Dimitriev blocks it.
Dimitriev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanescu up against the cage.
Dimitriev taking a breather.
Dimitriev stalling the fight.
Dimitriev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T6#
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu pushes Dimitriev up against the cage in a clinch.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev stalling against the cage.
Dimitriev throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanescu.
Romanescu wants to stall.
Dimitriev effectively controlling the action here.
Romanescu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T7#
Dimitriev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitriev fails to land.
Dimitriev dodges an elbow strike from Romanescu.
Dimitriev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
Dimitriev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dimitriev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dimitriev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dimitriev working aggressively here.
Romanescu wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romanescu goes for a takedown attempt but Dimitriev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Romanescu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitriev, pushing him back against the cage.#T9#
Dimitriev stalling the fight.
Dimitriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up.
Dimitriev misses with some punches.
Dimitriev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dimitriev effectively controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romanescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartok Dimitriev really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Dimitriev checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimitriev wants to counter the offense by Romanescu and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Romanescu moves into the clinch successfully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dimitriev 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.
Romanescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitriev, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev avoiding damage.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A bit of stalling here from Dimitriev.
Romanescu being controlled against the cage.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.
Dimitriev tries to work over Romanescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Dimitriev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romanescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimitriev has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romanescu up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.#CL#
Romanescu clinches up against the cage.
Romanescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanescu wants to stall.
Romanescu blocking some punches. #T3#
Romanescu looking to stall.
Dimitriev stalling the fight.
Romanescu throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romanescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Romanescu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.#T4#
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.
Romanescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitriev.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
Dimitriev'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.
Dimitriev stalling the fight.
Romanescu looking to stall.
Dimitriev stalling against the cage. #T5#
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dimitriev 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 Bartok Dimitriev.
Romanescu throws a body punch but Dimitriev moves out of range.
Dimitriev tries to counter with a clinch but Romanescu shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Dimitriev gets tackled into the cage by Romanescu. Romanescu maintains the clinch.
Dimitriev throws a head punch that misses.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Dimitriev to work. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimitriev gets an underhook and turns Romanescu into the cage.
Dimitriev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Romanescu blocks an uppercut.
Dimitriev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
A short right from Dimitriev on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romanescu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dimitriev pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T7#
Dimitriev is pushing Romanescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dimitriev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dimitriev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitriev working aggressively here.
Romanescu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitriev avoids it.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitriev fails to land.
Romanescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev is pushing Romanescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romanescu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Dimitriev to work.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev slowing the pace effectively.#T9#
Dimitriev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dimitriev misses with the head strike.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitriev.
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimitriev stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartok Dimitriev dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5##CL#
Romanescu rushes Dimitriev and presses him up against the cage.
Romanescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimitriev gets an underhook and turns Romanescu into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dimitriev throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev has Romanescu pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.
Romanescu sizes up Dimitriev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romanescu 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. #CL#
Romanescu rushes Dimitriev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanescu.
Dimitriev misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up.
Romanescu is trying to stall.
Romanescu is looking for a takedown.
Dimitriev'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.
Dimitriev slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dimitriev leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.
Romanescu throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Dimitriev counters by moving into the clinch.
Romanescu misses with the head strike. #T3#
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev'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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dimitriev has a couple of punches blocked by Romanescu.
Dimitriev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romanescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanescu.
Dimitriev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romanescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitriev as Romanescu tries to tie him up.
Dimitriev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitriev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dimitriev avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T5#
Dimitriev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimitriev working aggressively here.
Romanescu looking to stall.
Romanescu trying to control the position but instead, Dimitriev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romanescu into the cage.
Romanescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitriev just leaning against Romanescu, taking a breather. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romanescu is looking to control Dimitriev's arms but Dimitriev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romanescu has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimitriev.
Dimitriev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dimitriev avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romanescu misses with the head strike.
Romanescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitriev.
Bartok Dimitriev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
Romanescu tries to score a body lock takedown but Dimitriev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Romanescu letting Dimitriev take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bartok Dimitriev.
Romanescu misses with a takedown attempt - Dimitriev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dimitriev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Romanescu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radu Romanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Dimitriev gets tackled into the cage by Romanescu. Romanescu maintains the clinch. #T8#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romanescu looking to stall.
Romanescu stalling in the clinch but Dimitriev improves position.
Romanescu trying to control the position but instead, Dimitriev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romanescu into the cage.
Romanescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitriev is keeping busy.#T9#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Radu Romanescu.#CL#
Romanescu has closed the distance and engaged Dimitriev in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romanescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radu Romanescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanescu wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartok Dimitriev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dimitriev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Bartok Dimitriev!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Bartok Dimitriev!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Bartok Dimitriev!

Bartok Dimitriev wins by unanimous decision!

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!

Event: ICF 2
Date: Aug 30, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Ionatescu clinches up with McManus and pushes him back against the cage.
McManus is leaning against Ionatescu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McManus as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from McManus.
McManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McManus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McManus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ionatescu wants to stall. #T1#
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McManus as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McManus is keeping busy.
McManus avoiding damage. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McManus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McManus.
McManus misses with a punch on the inside.
McManus controlling the action here for a moment.
McManus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
Ionatescu clinches.
McManus working aggressively here. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McManus slowing the pace effectively.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu is looking to control McManus's arms but McManus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu scores with a leg kick. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#CL2#
Ionatescu rushes McManus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McManus can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
McManus blocking some punches.
McManus has Ionatescu pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McManus fails to land. #T5#
McManus misses with some punches.
Ionatescu tries to stall but McManus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and McManus has denied him.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
Ionatescu tries to throw a body punch but McManus avoids it by throwing Ionatescu back against the cage.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.
Come on McManus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ionatescu is looking to control McManus's arms but McManus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McManus's elbow.
McManus stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
McManus is struggling to control the position.
McManus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
McManus gets tackled into the cage by Ionatescu. Ionatescu maintains the clinch.
McManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T7#
McManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu slows down the pace here.
McManus can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
McManus stalling against the cage.
McManus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu. #T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McManus working aggressively here.
McManus has Ionatescu pressed against the cage.
Ionatescu 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.
McManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T9#
The referee calls for McManus to work.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Ionatescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McManus up against the cage.
Ionatescu has McManus pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brendan McManus 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.#R2##CL2#
Ionatescu takes the fight into the clinch.
McManus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McManus pressing his opponent against the cage.
McManus is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu wants to stall. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McManus as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
McManus is struggling to control the position.
McManus misses with the head strike.
McManus misses with some punches.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and McManus counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
McManus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu misses with some punches.
Ionatescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McManus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ionatescu can do to turn this around?
McManus misses with the head strike.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McManus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ionatescu's elbow.
McManus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
McManus avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
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.
McManus stalling the fight.
McManus stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
Ionatescu darts in and clinches McManus up against the cage.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McManus.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McManus misses with the head strike.
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T5#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McManus as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
McManus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on McManus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McManus can't find room to land a body shot as Ionatescu controls the action.
McManus stalls. #T6#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head punch on the inside from Ionatescu fails to land.
McManus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ionatescu prevents a body shot from McManus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ionatescu tries to stall but McManus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.
Ionatescu tries to stall but McManus uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T7#
McManus stalls.
McManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ionatescu.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
McManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ionatescu misses with some punches.
Brendan McManus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McManus working aggressively here. #T8#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position.
McManus taking a breather.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu moves into the clinch successfully.
McManus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.#T9#
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu has a couple of punches blocked by McManus.
McManus is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McManus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ionatescu looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan McManus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Ionatescu tries a low kick but McManus avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from McManus misses its target.#CL2#
Ionatescu instigates a clinch.
McManus'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.
McManus tries a body shot but Ionatescu blocks it.
McManus misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ionatescu misses with some punches. #T1#
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McManus stalling against the cage.
McManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ionatescu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McManus blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McManus misses with a body punch.
Ionatescu missing with knees to the body.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.
McManus tries to work over Ionatescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu misses with a punch on the inside.
McManus leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for McManus to work.
Ionatescu wants to stall.
McManus avoiding damage as Ionatescu throws knees to the body.
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position. #T3#
McManus leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from McManus.
McManus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
McManus gets tackled into the cage by Ionatescu. Ionatescu maintains the clinch. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A short right from McManus.
Stalling in the clinch from McManus.
McManus has Ionatescu pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McManus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McManus.
Ionatescu blocking some punches.
McManus misses with the head strike. #T5#
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McManus as Ionatescu tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McManus fails to land.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McManus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ionatescu up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McManus. #T7#
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.
McManus stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McManus for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
McManus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McManus stalling against the cage.
McManus blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McManus.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
Ionatescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ionatescu tries to stall but McManus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McManus just leaning against Ionatescu, taking a breather.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McManus.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but McManus gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.#T9#
McManus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ionatescu is looking to control McManus's arms but McManus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
McManus avoiding damage as Ionatescu throws knees to the body.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ionatescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan McManus clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Ionatescu misses with a left hand #CL#
and McManus moves into the clinch.
McManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ionatescu tries to work over McManus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McManus is keeping busy.
McManus effectively controlling the action here.
McManus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus has Ionatescu pressed against the cage. #T1#
The referee calls for Ionatescu to work.
Ionatescu looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McManus, pushing him back against the cage.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but McManus improves position.
Ionatescu tries to stall but McManus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ionatescu slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McManus, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McManus. #T3#
McManus slowing the pace effectively.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
McManus stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu has a couple of punches blocked by McManus.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ionatescu avoiding damage.
McManus misses with a punch on the inside.
McManus lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McManus.
Ionatescu misses with a knee to the head.
McManus misses with some punches.
Ionatescu working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ionatescu letting McManus take a breather here.#T5#
Ionatescu misses with a knee to the head.
McManus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ionatescu looking to stall.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on McManus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McManus slowing the pace effectively.
McManus working aggressively here.
McManus slows down the pace here.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but McManus gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu. #T7#
McManus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
Ionatescu closes the distance and clinches.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McManus is keeping busy.
McManus stalling against the cage.
McManus leaning against his opponent.
Ionatescu is struggling to control the position.#T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on McManus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McManus is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ionatescu tries to land knees in the clinch but McManus avoids the damage to the body. #T9#
McManus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McManus stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.#CL2#
Ionatescu forces McManus back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
McManus stalling against the cage.
Ionatescu being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan McManus had his way with Ion Ionatescu in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5##CL2#
Ionatescu has closed the distance and engaged McManus in a clinch.
McManus slowing the pace effectively.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McManus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McManus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T1#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brendan McManus.
A shot to the body from Ionatescu misses #CL#
and McManus moves into the clinch.
McManus misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
McManus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ionatescu looking to stall. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ionatescu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McManus tries to throw a body punch but Ionatescu avoids it by throwing McManus back against the cage.
Ionatescu throws an elbow but it misses.
McManus stalling the fight.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McManus is struggling to control the position.
Ionatescu looking to stall. #T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ionatescu is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ion Ionatescu.
Ionatescu digs a good body shot into McManus's ribs.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McManus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ionatescu.#CL2#
Ionatescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ionatescu trying to stall but McManus improves his position.
Ionatescu taking a breather.
Ionatescu is trying to maintain a safe position but McManus gets an underhook and turns Ionatescu into the cage.
McManus leaning against his opponent.
Ionatescu blocks an uppercut.
McManus stalls.
McManus misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T5#
McManus is stalling here.
Ionatescu trying to control the position but instead, McManus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ionatescu into the cage.
McManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McManus is keeping busy.
McManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ionatescu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McManus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McManus fails to land.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu.
Ionatescu is looking to control McManus's arms but McManus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ionatescu has his back to the cage.
Ionatescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McManus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ionatescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brendan McManus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
McManus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ionatescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on McManus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ionatescu looking to stall. #T8#
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.
Ionatescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ionatescu stalling in the clinch but McManus improves position.
McManus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ionatescu up against the cage.
McManus has a couple of punches blocked by Ionatescu. #T9#
Ionatescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ionatescu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan McManus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McManus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Brendan McManus!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Brendan McManus!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Brendan McManus!

Brendan McManus wins by unanimous decision!

Event: ICF 1
Date: Aug 22, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
O Rourke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yefimkova.
An attempted straight right counter from O Rourke misses the target.
Yefimkova shoots in looking for a takedown. O Rourke tries to sprawl out of it but Yefimkova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Rourke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
O Rourke tries to sprawl but Yefimkova drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Rourke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Rourke is positioning himself well to prevent Yefimkova advancing to mount. #SU2#
Yefimkova decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yefimkova or perhaps it was just good defense by O Rourke, which made it look bad.
Paddy O Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladyk Yefimkova.#T2#
Nice takedown defense from O Rourke. No joy for Yefimkova on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yefimkova. #T3#
Yefimkova goes for a double leg but O Rourke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Rourke continues to drive forward.
Yefimkova dives in and grabs O Rourke's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Rourke pushes down on Yefimkova's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from O Rourke. No joy for Yefimkova on that attempt.
O Rourke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yefimkova fails with a takedown attempt.
O Rourke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yefimkova fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Rourke is looking to counter punch.
Yefimkova fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T5#
O Rourke stuffs the takedown attempt from Yefimkova. Yefimkova gets slowly back to his feet.
O Rourke throwing a counter right hand but Yefimkova manages to avoid it.
Yefimkova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Rourke is fending him off so far but Yefimkova persists. Nope, O Rourke circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from O Rourke misses its target.
Yefimkova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Rourke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yefimkova looks winded!#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yefimkova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Rourke as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yefimkova. #T7#
No luck for Yefimkova with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yefimkova shoots in looking for a takedown. O Rourke tries to sprawl out of it but Yefimkova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Rourke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yefimkova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Rourke tries to avoid it but Yefimkova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Rourke to the ground. O Rourke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yefimkova is defended easily by O Rourke.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paddy O Rourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T9#
Yefimkova closes the distance and clinches up with O Rourke, looking for a takedown. Yefimkova pushes O Rourke against the cage but O Rourke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yefimkova shoots in for a takedown but O Rourke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yefimkova goes for a double leg but O Rourke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Rourke continues to drive forward.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Rourke leaves Yefimkova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Rourke is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy O Rourke dominated that 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.#R2#
Yefimkova dives in and grabs O Rourke's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Rourke pushes down on Yefimkova's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yefimkova has a takedown stuffed.
Yefimkova fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from O Rourke misses the target.
Paddy O Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladyk Yefimkova.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from O Rourke as Yefimkova shoots in.
O Rourke is looking to counter punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yefimkova.
Yefimkova is breathing heavily.
O Rourke stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yefimkova fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yefimkova shoots in but no luck this time.
Yefimkova shoots in for a takedown but O Rourke shows good takedown defense.
It looked like O Rourke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yefimkova shoots for a takedown but O Rourke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3#
O Rourke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yefimkova.
O Rourke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yefimkova fails with the takedown
and O Rourke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Vladyk Yefimkova has been cut.
Yefimkova fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from O Rourke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yefimkova shoots in for a takedown but O Rourke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Rourke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yefimkova dives in and grabs O Rourke's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Rourke pushes down on Yefimkova's head and hops out.
Yefimkova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from O Rourke misses the target.#T5#
Yefimkova shoots for a double leg takedown but O Rourke sprawls well. He's pushed Yefimkova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like O Rourke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yefimkova.
O Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yefimkova can do to turn this around?
Yefimkova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yefimkova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Rourke defends it nicely.#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yefimkova darts in looking for a takedown but O Rourke gets double underhooks and turns Yefimkova into the cage.
Yefimkova doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD#
and O Rourke counters with a nice right hand that sends Yefimkova toppling to the canvas! Yefimkova scrambles and gets back to his feet - can O Rourke finish him?!#T7#
Yefimkova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Rourke tries to avoid it but Yefimkova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Rourke to the ground. O Rourke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Rourke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yefimkova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Rourke defends it nicely.
O Rourke throwing a counter right hand but Yefimkova manages to avoid it.#T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yefimkova misses with a takedown attempt - O Rourke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yefimkova shoots in and drives through. O Rourke sprawls well.
Yefimkova misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and O Rourke counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yefimkova! O Rourke lets Yefimkova back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Yefimkova is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Vladyk Yefimkova's cut even more.
Yefimkova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Rourke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yefimkova is still on wobbly legs! Can O Rourke finish him?#T9#
Yefimkova with a poor takedown
and O Rourke counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paddy O Rourke!
Paddy O Rourke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: ICF 1
Date: Aug 22, 2023

#R1#
Romanescu misses with a takedown attempt - Kalvis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kalvis throws out a counter right but Romanescu avoids it with no problem.
Romanescu throws a lazy head kick
and Kalvis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romanescu dives in for a single leg takedown but Kalvis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Kalvis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalvis pushes Romanescu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kalvis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kalvis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romanescu backwards.
Romanescu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kalvis to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radu Romanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanescu takes a shot to the head.
Romanescu tries to break the clinch but Kalvis is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanescu working hard to break the clinch.
Kalvis lands with a left to the head.
Kalvis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalvis scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Kalvis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romanescu or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalvis, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Kalvis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romanescu is breathing heavily.#T1#
Romanescu throws a sloppy head kick and Kalvis moves out of range easily.
Kalvis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romanescu looks to land a combination. Kalvis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kalvis has eaten all the pies!
Romanescu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalvis defends it nicely.
Romanescu tries to clinch up.
Kalvis throws out a counter right but Romanescu avoids it with no problem.
Radu Romanescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romanescu or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalvis, which made it look bad. #T2#
Kalvis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanescu.
Romanescu misses the body punch
letting Kalvis counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Radu Romanescu has been cut.
Romanescu is looking to clinch but Kalvis is avoiding it.
Romanescu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKalvis.
Kalvis blocks the body kick.
Romanescu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalvis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalvis throws out a counter right but Romanescu avoids it with no problem.
Romanescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalvis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanescu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalvis! But no joy.#T3#
Romanescu connects with a body shot that sends Kalvis's belly button to the back.
Romanescu cracks Kalvis with an open hand slap.
Romanescu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Kalvis moves into the clinch.
A short right from Kalvis.
A hook to the body from Kalvis.
A right hand to the body from Kalvis.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalvis.
Kalvis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romanescu backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalvis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Romanescu is trying to pull guard but Kalvis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalvis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalvis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanescu.#BC2#
Kalvis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanescu misses with a takedown
and Romanescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romanescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalvis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanescu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kalvis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romanescu thinking.
Romanescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalvis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanescu shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalvis sprawls well. He's pushed Romanescu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T5#
Romanescu is looking to clinch but Kalvis is avoiding it.
Kalvis throws out a counter right but Romanescu avoids it with no problem.
Romanescu with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Kalvis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Kalvis on the inside.
Kalvis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalvis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Kalvis.
Kalvis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalvis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalvis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romanescu backwards. #ROC2#Romanescu is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Kalvis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Romanescu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalvis throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalvis has Romanescu pushed against the cage.
Kalvis misses with the head strike.
Kalvis throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanescu.
Kalvis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kalvis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalvis.
Kalvis throws a head punch that misses.
Kalvis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalvis working aggressively here.
Kalvis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romanescu blocks an uppercut. #T6#
Romanescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
Romanescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalvis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalvis throws a head punch that misses.
Kalvis throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalvis working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romanescu blocking some punches.
Romanescu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kalvis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanescu backwards.
Kalvis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalvis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanescu backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kalvis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalvis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Romanescu with a big uppercut! Romanescu tries to clinch up but Kalvis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Romanescu to the mat! Romanescu covers up and Kalvis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalevelis Kalvis!

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