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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Maloney (ranked 7458 p4p, 3685 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sacred War by Alexandrov Red Army Choir. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Maloney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maloney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maloney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maloney pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Maloney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Maloney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maloney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots in and bounces Maloney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Maloney working a defensive guard here.
Maloney thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maloney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maloney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Maloney wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Maloney doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Maloney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maloney is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Romero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maloney throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Romero postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maloney is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Romero, into his guard.
Maloney is sitting in close to Romero's body. Romero has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Maloney is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Maloney is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Romero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yoel Romero!
The defeated Edmund Maloney had this to say: 'My opponent is a cheater!'.
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hype
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pop
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