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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 665 p4p, 678 weight class) and Haw Thorn (ranked 83 p4p, 85 weight class). Thorn has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn catches Romanow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thorn scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn scores with a head kick.
It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow with a nice cross.
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Romanow finds it's target.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Romanow does it's job there.
No joy there for Romanow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Romanow backs off Thorn throws a huge counter combo but Romanow manages to avoid it all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorn as he avoids it easily.
Romanow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Thorn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've been hearing that Romanow has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thorn throws a combination that misses
and Romanow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thorn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thorn pushes Romanow off and gets back to his feet.
Thorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romanow, as that shot connected.
Romanow lands a jab.
Thorn connects with an inside leg kick.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn counters with a low kick, right behind Romanow 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanow misses the target.
Thorn is looking for the big counter here.
Romanow lands a glancing blow to the side of Thorn's head.
Romanow misses with a jab to the body
and Thorn counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn slips a jab from Romanow.
Thorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Romanow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romanow moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thorns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thorn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romanow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow looking to score a takedown here. Thorn is defending well but Romanow drives through and ends up in Thorn's guard.
Thorn is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Romanow presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Thorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanow controls his hands.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
Romanow wants to take the fight to the mat but Thorn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Romanow tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Romanow tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Romanow lands with a right to the head.
Romanow digs a right hand into Thorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorn's gas tank.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn pushes Romanow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haw Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Romanow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanow.
Thorn scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Thorn misses.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Thorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thorn takes a swing at Romanow's ribcage but misses.
Haw Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Thorn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow lands a jab to the nose.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Romanow's head but Romanow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Thorn's ribs.
Romanow gets the takedown into side control.
Thorn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romanow is controlling him well.
Thorn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet but Romanow drags him back down.
Romanow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romanow working the ground and pound from side control.
Thorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Romanow prevents Thorn from escaping the position.
Romanow lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Thorn sneaks out the side door and pushes Romanow away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Romanow.
A little jabbing left from Thorn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Romanow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romanow slips a straight right by Thorn.
Romanow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thorn swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thorn was covering up waiting for the punch and Romanow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romanow stands up over Thorn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow prevents Thorn from getting back to his feet.
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thorn wants to stand but Romanow is controlling the position.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanow is working Thorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thorn wants to stand but Romanow is controlling the position.
Thorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Romanow dives into side control.
Romanow grinds an elbow into Thorn's temple.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Thorn's head but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Romanow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Marcel Romanow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Thorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romanow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romanow lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Thorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Thorn throws a one two combo.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorn counters with a leg kick.
Romanow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thorn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Romanow is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanow controls his hands.
Thorn digs a right hand into Romanow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romanow's gas tank.
Romanow is trying to push Thorn away but Thorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romanow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanow controls his hands.
Romanow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorn throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Thorn scores with a sloppy right hand. Romanow should have avoided that one.
Romanow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thorn's head.
Thorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Romanow.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romanow throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorn counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanow's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn digs a good body shot into Romanow's ribs.
Romanow slips a straight right by Thorn.
Romanow attempts a counter takedown but Thorn avoids it well and moves away.
Romanow with a poor takedown
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Thorn.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
and Thorn counters with a left and a right that stings Romanow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Romanow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Romanow throws a sloppy body shot
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romanow looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Romanow misses with a looping left.
Romanow works Thorn's body with a nice hook.
Haw Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow staying out of range there.
Romanow misses the jab.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Good shot there by Romanow.
Nice uppercut lands for Romanow. That snapped Thorn's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Romanow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Thorn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haw Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haw Thorn!
After winning the bout, Haw Thorn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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