Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: White Jr vs Furioto
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ojo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Ojo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ojo moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Romanow misses with a hook. Ojo ducked under it nicely.
Ojo misses with a hook #TD#
and Romanow counters with a single leg into guard. Ojo didn't expect that.
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Ojo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Romanow moves out of range of the strikes.
Ojo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojo throws a hook but Romanow avoids it easily.
Ojo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ojo throws a leg kick #TD#
and Romanow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ojo won't be happy with that.
Ojo wants to get back to his feet but Romanow drags him back down.
Ojo taking punishment in the form of punches. #T1##ES2#
Ojo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ojo lands a high kick!
Ojo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romanow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BronkÂ´s GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Romanow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ojo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Ojo throws out a loose jab but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojo ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romanow.
Ojo is looking to get back to his feet here but Romanow is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ojo's back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow lands shots from the back. #T2#
Ojo is taking damage to the body and head.
Ojo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Romanow off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Romanow throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ojo!
Romanow missing with strikes from the back.
Ojo prevents Romanow from getting a body triangle.
Romanow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ojo.
Ojo tries to break free.
Ojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow scores with punches to the body.
Despite being in a bad position, Ojo is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Romanow has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ojo. #T3#
Ojo is trying to stand back up.
Romanow scores with strikes from the back.
Romanow lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Romanow lands strikes to the head.
Romanow looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Romanow scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ojo trying to control the hands but Romanow breaks the grip.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Romanow. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Romanow punishes Ojo with strikes from the back mount. #T4#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Romanow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojo wants to escape the position.
Romanow trying to control momentarily.
Ojo trying to get back to his feet but Romanow is in full control for now.
Romanow connects with a big shot to the side of Ojo's head.
Romanow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Romanow connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ojo to escape the position. #ROC#Ojo is rocked!
Romanow looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ojo is still in real trouble! Can Romanow finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can Ojo hold on?! Romanow is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Romanow connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ojo to escape the position.
Romanow lands a series of strikes from the back and Ojo goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
Marcel Romanow thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Romanow vs Gustafsson
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romanow's hands.
Romanow misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustafsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanow looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Romanow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gustafsson misses with a combination #TD#
and Romanow counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Romanow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson avoids it well.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustafsson is trying to control Romanow's posture but Romanow avoids it.
Romanow in side control, throwing shots but Gustafsson defends.
Gustafsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gustafsson gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Romanow seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Romanow is looking for a kimura but Gustafsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Romanow to get the leverage.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Gustafsson wants to improve his position but Romanow is controlling well.
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 looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gustafsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustafsson wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy.
Gustafsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Gustafsson wants to get back to his feet.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustafsson is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Romanow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gustafsson is trying to stand up here but Romanow is controlling him well.
Gustafsson wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustafsson is looking to improve his position.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Gustafsson dodges it nicely.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gustafsson's head. #T4#
Gustafsson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gustafsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustafsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gustafsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gustafsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
Gustafsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Let's hope that Gustafsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Romanow misses.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
A jab lands there for Gustafsson.
Romanow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustafsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustafsson scores with a hook.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Oscar Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Gustafsson.#T1#
Gustafsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romanow shoots for a takedown but Gustafsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Gustafsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romanow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gustafsson pinned against the cage. Gustafsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gustafsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romanow fails with the takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Nice body punch from Romanow.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Romanow lands a head shot.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romanow finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustafsson's head.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romanow there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romanow's head backwards.
Gustafsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romanow in his tracks.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
Gustafsson defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but Romanow avoids it.
Gustafsson moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romanow scores with a hook to the body. Gustafsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Romanow lands with a shot to the body.
Gustafsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gustafsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Gustafsson's shoulder, as Gustafsson tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustafsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Gustafsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romanow defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustafsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustafsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustafsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Romanow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oscar Gustafsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow'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.#R3#
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow swings for the body but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Romanow connects with a right hand. Gustafsson shakes it off.
Romanow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gustafsson pinned against the cage. Gustafsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustafsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Gustafsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Gustafsson misses the jab.
Romanow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gustafsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustafsson! But no joy.
Oscar Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Gustafsson.#TD#
Gustafsson gets caught napping as Romanow dives in and scores a takedown. Gustafsson manages to retain guard.
Gustafsson is looking to stand up but Romanow isn't so interested in that idea.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustafsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Romanow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Romanow seems to be working for a kimura but Gustafsson defends the submission attempt.#T2#
Gustafsson trying to hold on to Romanow's head to control him but Romanow postures up.
Gustafsson is trying to stand up here but Romanow is controlling him well.
Gustafsson tries to get to full guard but Romanow has control of the leg. #SUB#
Romanow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gustafsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Gustafsson dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafsson tries to get to full guard but Romanow has control of the leg.
Marcel Romanow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB#
Romanow is trying to work for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending well.
Gustafsson is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gustafsson avoid being mounted?
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow throwing shots but Gustafsson is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Romanow seems to be working for a kimura but Gustafsson defends the submission attempt.
Gustafsson moves into full guard. #T4#
Romanow lands a couple of elbows.
Gustafsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES2#
Gustafsson pushes Romanow off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Romanow fails with the takedown.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romanow shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Oscar Gustafsson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
A cross from Romanow lands.
Gustafsson scores with a jab. Romanow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustafsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustafsson is looking for the big counter here.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Gustafsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romanow. Romanow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Romanow tries for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away easily
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Gustafsson counters with a body kick.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
Romanow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Romanow - just one landing.
Gustafsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range. #T2#
Gustafsson tries to land a leg kick but Romanow saw it coming and moves away.
Gustafsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gustafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustafsson blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustafsson! But no joy.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Romanow.
Romanow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romanow misses the jab.
Gustafsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gustafsson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanow throws a body punch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustafsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Romanow.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T4#
Romanow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustafsson throws out the jab.
Romanow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson looks to land a body kick but Romanow moved away.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustafssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romanow scores with a jab. Gustafsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Romanow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafsson.
Romanow shoots for a double leg takedown but Gustafsson sprawls well. He's pushed Romanow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Gustafsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Gustafsson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustafsson.
Romanow scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustafsson should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Gustafsson feints and then cracks Romanow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanow down.
Nice cross by Romanow.
Good standup being displayed there by Romanow as he connects with a hook.#TD#
Romanow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gustafsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gustafsson taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes. #T1##SUB#
Romanow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gustafsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gustafsson tries to buck Romanow off but Romanow is having none of it.#SUB#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gustafsson is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.
Gustafsson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Gustafsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustafsson tries to buck Romanow off but Romanow is having none of it.
Romanow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
Romanow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
Romanow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
Gustafsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow. #SUB#
Romanow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gustafsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Romanow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romanow working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romanow grinds an elbow into Gustafsson's temple.
Gustafsson is trying to control Romanow's posture but Romanow avoids it.
Romanow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gustafsson is avoiding damage well.
Gustafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gustafsson wants to control but Romanow postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gustafsson down.
Gustafsson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #SUB#
Romanow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gustafsson has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gustafsson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Gustafsson!
A very excited looking Oscar Gustafsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Jones vs Boma
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ganz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanow cracks Ganz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ganz just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganz moves away.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganz digs a good body shot into Romanow's ribs.
Romanow misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz jabs at Romanow's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganz misses the target.
Ganz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Ganz swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Ganz lands a nice hook to Romanow's body. Romanow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ganz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ganz slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ganz missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow connects with a jab.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Ganz counters with a left to the body.
Ganz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Ganz misses with a hook.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanow.
Ganz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bartolomeu Ganz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Good shot there by Ganz.
Ganz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ganz swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ganz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ganz misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Ganz lands.
Ganz jabs at Romanow's body.
Ganz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Romanow.#T3#
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ganz counters with a right hand to the body.
Romanow moves forwards but Ganz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ganz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romanow throws a good cross that connects.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Romanow.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Ganz wants to land a leg kick but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ganz throws a low kick but Romanow moves out of range easily.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Ganz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throws a jab when Ganz was well out of range.
Romanow jabs at Ganz's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ganz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanow.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ganz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ganz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow misses the body punch
and Ganz counters with a low kick, right behind Romanow 's knee.
Ganz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ganz lands a really nice looking cross but Romanow seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartolomeu Ganz dominated that 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.#R2#
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Ganz's shoulder, as Ganz tries to avoid the shot.
Ganz misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Ganz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ganz blocks a jab.
A jab from Ganz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow misses with a body shot.
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Ganz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romanow swings for the body but Ganz moves out of range.
Ganz feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Ganz throws an overhand right that lands on Romanow's shoulder, as Romanow tries to avoid the shot.
Romanow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ganz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Ganz.#TD#
Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ganz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Ganz's guard.
Romanow won't allow Ganz to sweep him here.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romanow pushing down on Ganz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow lands strikes from half guard.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ganz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Let's hope that Ganz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Ganz's head. #T2#
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ganz is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ganz defending well though.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ganz wants to get back to full guard.
Ganz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Ganz is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ganz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
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 throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Ganz is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ganz avoid being mounted?
Ganz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ganz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Romanow there.
Nice strikes from Romanow there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Ganz is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ganz manages to get to full guard.
Ganz keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully. #T4#
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow is in close to Ganz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ganz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ganz pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Ganz's brow.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romanow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ganz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow. #TD#
Romanow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ganz sprawls well initially but Romanow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Romanow is nestled in close to Ganz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ganz is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ganz avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ganz can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Romanow throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Ganz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romanow.
Ganz 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.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow lands a couple of elbows.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ganz working a defensive guard here.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ganz has wrist control.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ganz pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Ganz 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.
Ganz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Romanow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ganz is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow lands strikes from half guard.
Marcel Romanow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Ganz's head.
Ganz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ganz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ganz looking to control but Romanow passes into half guard. #T4#
Ganz is not content to let Romanow control the position.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ganz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ganz is looking to improve his position.
Ganz wants to get back to his feet.
Ganz controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romanow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A victorious Marcel Romanow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Romero vs Jones
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
MjÃ¶lnir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MjÃ¶lnir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romanow takes a swing at MjÃ¶lnir's ribcage but misses.
It looked like MjÃ¶lnir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and MjÃ¶lnir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MjÃ¶lnir.
MjÃ¶lnir just misses with a punch to the body.
MjÃ¶lnir slips a jab from Romanow.
MjÃ¶lnir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Romanow digs a good body shot into MjÃ¶lnir's ribs.
MjÃ¶lnir takes one on the button.#TD2#
MjÃ¶lnir gets caught napping as Romanow dives in and scores a takedown. MjÃ¶lnir manages to retain guard.

MjÃ¶lnir kicks Romanow off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MjÃ¶lnir.
Romanow blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Romanow. Beautiful body shot.
MjÃ¶lnir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MjÃ¶lnir throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
MjÃ¶lnir misses with a looping right.
MjÃ¶lnir throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Torsten MjÃ¶lnir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from MjÃ¶lnir misses #TD2#
and Romanow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Romanow postures up in MjÃ¶lnir's guard and throws a big left but MjÃ¶lnir blocks it.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanow working some strikes from top position.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MjÃ¶lnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
MjÃ¶lnir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow lands a couple of elbows.
Romanow stops MjÃ¶lnir from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romanow working MjÃ¶lnir over with strikes.
Romanow passes to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romanow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
MjÃ¶lnir is in a horrible position here. Romanow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #ROC2#MjÃ¶lnir is rocked!
Romanow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh MjÃ¶lnir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanow unloads with some vicious shots from mount and MjÃ¶lnir wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Romanow celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
An out of breath Marcel Romanow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SMASH: Prescott vs Thai
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1#
Romanow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Romanow. #TD2#
Romanow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
KillsInWater is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Romanow working away.
KillsInWater is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Romanow working away.
Romanow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater taking punishment in the form of punches.
KillsInWater is not content to let Romanow control the position.
KillsInWater is trying to control Romanow's posture but Romanow avoids it. #T1#
Romanow cracks KillsInWater with a big elbow.
KillsInWater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow scoring with punches and elbows.
Romanow landing a few strikes.
KillsInWater tries to buck Romanow off but Romanow is having none of it.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
KillsInWater manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Romanow tries to get to full guard but KillsInWater has control of the leg.
Romanow gets full guard.#T2#
KillsInWater wants to control from the top but Romanow keeps moving.
KillsInWater tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanow is retaining full guard.
Romanow 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.
Romanow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Romanow is in close to KillsInWater's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow is working KillsInWater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow pushing down on KillsInWater's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
KillsInWater wants to improve his position but Romanow is controlling well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to KillsInWater's temple.
KillsInWater wants to improve his position but Romanow is controlling well.
Romanow winds up and cracks KillsInWater with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
KillsInWater wants to get back to full guard.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks KillsInWater with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
KillsInWater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romanow passes to side control. #T4#
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Romanow wants to lay and pray for a moment but KillsInWater keeps working.
Romanow cracks KillsInWater with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romanow cracks KillsInWater with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#KillsInWater is rocked!
Romanow lands a strong strike to the head of KillsInWater. That's dazed him! Romanow looking to finish here. KillsInWater is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Romanow lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
After winning the bout, Marcel Romanow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tor KillsInWater was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Kill You'.

Event: SMASH:Nascimento vs Gustafsson
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fett looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Fett cracks Romanow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cassus Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fett lands a two punch combo.
Fett lands with a hook. Romanow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Fett as he connects with a hook.
Fett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanow.
Fett lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.
Romanow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romanow.
Fett moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fett's head.
No joy there for Romanow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fett misses with a looping right.
Romanow scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Fett jabs Romanow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanow moves out of range of the strikes.
Fett catches Romanow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Romanow.
Fett swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Romanow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romanow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
It seemed like Romanow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Romanow drives through with a takedown into Fett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
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!
Romanow is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.
Fett sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2#
Romanow wants to improve his position but Fett is controlling well.
Romanow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fett wants to pass to mount but Romanow is defending the position.
Romanow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fett's back!
Romanow doesn't have the hooks in and Fett manages to turn into his guard.
Romanow looking to control.
Fett stopping the sweep attempt from Romanow.
Fett throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Fett wants to control from the top but Romanow keeps moving.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fett content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romanow is on top in guard. #REVB##T4#
Romanow preventing the sweep.
Fett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanow manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Romanow controls Fett momentarily but Fett frees himself.
Fett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romanow's head.
Fett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett wants to sweep here but Romanow controlling him for the moment.
Fett is working hard here to advance position.
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 Cassus Fett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Romanow misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
Romanow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romanow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Fett misses the target.
Romanow cracks Fett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romanow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fett thinking.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Fett misses with a double jab.
Fett throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
A little jabbing left from Romanow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romanow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett tries to bum rush Romanow with a series of wild strikes but Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassus Fett is winning the standup battle so far.
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 shot to the body from Romanow misses
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Fett catches Romanow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Romanow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Fett shoots for a takedown but Romanow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Fett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanow scores with a one two! Fett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romanow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Fett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Fett is rocked!
Fett lands a really nice looking cross but Romanow seems unphased.
Oh Fett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanow misses with a series of wild punches.
Fett seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Romanow there.
Fett looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow cracks Fett with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Fett scores with a decent looking hook.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Romanow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fett doesn't seem bothered though.
Romanow takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Fett lands a jab-cross combination.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Cassus Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Fett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romanow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fett tests Romanow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fett lunges at Romanow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romanow's hand.
Fett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romanow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fett scores with a body shot. #T3#
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Romanow's belly button to the back.
Fett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
Fett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett slips under a jab from Romanow.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.
Romanow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
Romanow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Fett is looking to counter punch.
Fett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romanow finds it's way round the side to connect with Fett's head.
Romanow works the jab nicely.
Fett misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Romanow drops his hands momentarily and Fett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Romanow slips under a jab.
Fett takes a swing at Romanow's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romanow sprawls and moves away.
Fett swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
Fett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow with a jab.
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanow throws out the jab.
Fett lands with a straight right. Romanow didn't see that one coming.
Fett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cassus Fett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fett to score with a decent uppercut.
Romanow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
No joy there for Fett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fett walks into a stiff left hand from Romanow.
Fett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Fett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
Fett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Romanow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romanow walks into a straight right hand from Fett.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Fett misses with a looping right.
Romanow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanow.
Fett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fett lands a slapping body shot.
Fett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romanow tries to avoid it but Fett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romanow to the ground. Romanow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fett misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Romanow throws a counter combo.
Fett lands with a good body shot.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow sizes up Fett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Romanow connects with a right hand. Fett shakes it off.
Romanow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Romanow's head but Romanow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett with a nice cross.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Fett misses.
Fett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Romanow and Fett goes tumbling to the canvas! Romanow follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Romanow prevents Fett from improving his position.
Fett is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T3#
Fett wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy.
Romanow wants to free his trapped foot but Fett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fett is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fett keeping control of the position.
Romanow trying to control the action but Fett is working from the bottom.
Fett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cassus Fett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanow is thwarting Fett's attempts to control the position.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fett gets full guard.
Fett trying to keep a closed guard but Romanow is proving a slippery customer.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Romanow preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cassus Fett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fett, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassus Fett!
After the fight, Cassus Fett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SMASH:219
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Romanow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Romanow catches Gustafsson right on the button with a cross.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gustafsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
A countering left hand to the body from Gustafsson misses.#T1#
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a low kick, right behind Romanow 's knee.
Romanow shoots in and drives through. Gustafsson sprawls well.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Gustafsson saw that one coming.
It seemed like Gustafsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Gustafsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romanow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Romanow.
Romanow dives in for a single leg takedown but Gustafsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gustafsson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanow.
Gustafsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Romanow lands with a left to the head. #T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gustafsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gustafsson prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Romanow scores with a shoulder strike.
Romanow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gustafsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Romanow breaks the clinch.
Romanow jabs Gustafsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Gustafsson gets caught flat footed, as Romanow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Gustafsson has his feet on Romanow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Gustafsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oscar Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson throws a shot to the body.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Gustafsson unleashes a big counter combination but Romanow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#KD2#
Gustafsson drops Romanow with a beautiful combination! Romanow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gustafsson is looking for the KO!
Romanow throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustafsson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Romanow! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Gustafsson!
A relieved looking Oscar Gustafsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Tryastsyn vs Frewin 2
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Boltzmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Romanow as he connects with a hook.
Boltzmann misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Romanow's head coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romanow blocks the body kick.
Boltzmann throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.#TD#
Romanow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boltzmann is pulling down on Romanow's head. It's preventing any offense from Romanow, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow trying to control but Boltzmann is working from the bottom.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Boltzmann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boltzmann trying to control the position.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boltzmann has Romanow pulled in close to control his posture.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Romanow being controlled here momentarily.
Boltzmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boltzmann has wrist control.
Boltzmann is controlling Romanow's posture.
Boltzmann 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.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Boltzmann has wrist control.
Boltzmann trying to control the position.
Boltzmann can't keep his opponent in guard - Romanow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boltzmann is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boltzmann trying to control from the bottom.
Boltzmann has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boltzmann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romanow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romanow's back!
Romanow trying to control the position but Boltzmann manages to sink in the hooks. #T4#
Boltzmann has the hooks in. Romanow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Romanow is working hard here to advance position.
Boltzmann throwing sloppy strikes.
Boltzmann really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Romanow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow 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.#R2#
Romanow staying out of range there.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Boltzmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boltzmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boltzmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boltzmann looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Romanow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Romanow clobbers Boltzmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
enabling Boltzmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Boltzmann scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Boltzmann walks into a straight right hand from Romanow.
Romanow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boltzmann can do to turn this around?
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romanow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boltzmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boltzmann's waist but Boltzmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romanow off to one side. #T1#
Boltzmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romanow takes one on the button.
Boltzmann misses with a head kick.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boltzmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanow misses with a looping left.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
enabling Boltzmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Boltzmann lands a nice looking body kick.
Romanow takes one to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Boltzmann counters with a nice body kick.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ludwig Boltzmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Boltzmann.
Romanow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boltzmann moves out of range as Romanow strikes.#T2#
Boltzmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romanow takes a swing at Boltzmann's ribcage but misses.
Boltzmann slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Boltzmann.
Romanow moves out of range of the body kick from Boltzmann. #TD#
Romanow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Romanow working over Boltzmann with some ground and pound. Boltzmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boltzmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow with the ground and pound but Boltzmann uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3#
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boltzmann is trying to keep Romanow in close.
Romanow postures up in Boltzmann's guard and throws a big left but Boltzmann blocks it.
Romanow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boltzmann's head.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Boltzmann is retaining full guard.
Romanow postures up in Boltzmann's guard and throws a big left but Boltzmann blocks it.
Boltzmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boltzmann controls Romanow momentarily but Romanow frees himself.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boltzmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow throws a big elbow that misses.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow is working Boltzmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boltzmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Boltzmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.#R3##TD#
Romanow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Boltzmann dodges it nicely.
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boltzmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romanow is working away from the top position though.
Romanow working over Boltzmann with some ground and pound. Boltzmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romanow winds up and cracks Boltzmann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boltzmann has hold of Romanow's hands but Romanow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boltzmann has his hands clasped together around Romanow's back. He's all about the action.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boltzmann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T1#
Romanow trying to mount his opponent but Boltzmann defends it.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boltzmann defending well though.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boltzmann is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boltzmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow works his way into side control.
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boltzmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boltzmann taking punishment in the form of punches. #T2#
Boltzmann taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boltzmann dodges the ground and pound from Romanow.
Boltzmann parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boltzmann to escape.
Boltzmann is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Romanow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romanow landing a few strikes.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romanow is putting a hurting on Boltzmann here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boltzmann is looking for a sweep.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Boltzmann takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boltzmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Boltzmann is not content to let Romanow control the position.
Boltzmann wants to control but Romanow postures up.
Romanow is chipping away with strikes.
Boltzmann is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romanow controls the position. #T4#
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Boltzmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Romanow stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Boltzmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ludwig Boltzmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boltzmann is letting Romanow control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow taking a break here but Boltzmann is having none of it and regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romanow, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Romanow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Tryastsyn vs Dankovich
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Romanow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meeks. Meeks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romanow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meeks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Meeks misses.
Romanow avoids the body shot from Meeks.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Meeks avoids it easily.
Meeks throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Meeks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanow throws a jab when Meeks was well out of range.
It looked like Meeks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Romanow finds it's target.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeks lands with an overhand left.#CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Romanow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Nice shot by Romanow.#T1#
Romanow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Meeks - just one landing.
Meeks throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanow throws a hook but Meeks avoids it easily.
Romanow throws a good cross that connects.
Meeks tests Romanow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Romanow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanow.
Meeks throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanow.
Meeks blocks a jab.
Meeks walks into a left hand.
Meeks slips a straight right by Romanow.#T2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romanow.
Meeks slips under a jab from Romanow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow sizes up Meeks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Meeks ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Romanow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into 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.
Romanow throwing shots but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Meeks desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meeks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow. #T3#
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meeks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Meeks quite badly. Meeks pulls Romanow in close trying to recover. Romanow postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Meeks on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Meeks doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
Marcel Romanow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Turner Meeks spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the Ivermectin'.

Event: SMASH: Tosen vs Storm
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Obama throws a hook to the side of Romanow's head but Romanow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Romanow misses.
As Romanow backs away, Obama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab by Obama.#CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Obama takes one on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Obama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romanow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Obama swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Obama misses.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
We've been told by Obama's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tom Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Obama catches Romanow right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Obama misses with a straight left.
Obama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick lands for Obama.
Obama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romanow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Obama is looking to slow Romanow down with leg kicks.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Obama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Romanow blocks a leg kick.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Obama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obama avoids the body shot from Romanow.
Obama looks to land a right hand but Romanow moved out of range.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Obama avoids it easily.#KD#
Obama cracks Romanow with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Obama has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Romanow to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Obama avoids it easily.#KD#
Obama cracks Romanow with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Obama has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Romanow to stand back up!#ROC#Romanow is rocked!
Obama scores with a body shot.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama takes a jab right on the kisser. #T3#
Romanow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obama's waist but Obama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romanow off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Obama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obama scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow looks winded!
Obama throws a hook but Romanow blocks it.
Obama cracks Romanow with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Obama!
A relieved looking Tom Obama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DC 74 Niaz vs Rome
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Romanow throws a jab when Babel was well out of range.#CL#
Babel clinches up with Romanow and pushes him back against the cage.
Babel jumps guard but Romanow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romanow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babel takes a shot to the head.
Romanow is working Babel over against the cage.
Romanow throws a punch but it's blocked by Babel.
Babel 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.
Romanow lands with a light punch inside.
Babel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romanow to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Babel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow tries to work over Babel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babel blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babel tries to pull guard but Romanow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romanow smiles and moves away.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Babel's shoulder, as Babel tries to avoid the shot.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Babel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babel shoots in for a takedown but Romanow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Romanow.
Romanow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#It looks like Nino Babel has been cut.
Romanow connects with the punch.
Romanow throws a body punch but Babel moves out of range.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Babel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babel closes the distance and clinches up with Romanow, looking for a takedown. Babel pushes Romanow against the cage but Romanow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Babel defends it well.
Babel is looking to clinch but Romanow is avoiding it.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Babel saw that one coming.#T2#
Babel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babel connects with a jab.#TD#
Babel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romanow gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Romanow is defending against the submission attempts here by Babel.
Romanow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Babel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Babel's back!#T3#
Romanow softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Romanow gets his hands free as Babel looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Babel just trying to survive but Romanow is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Romanow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Romanow is landing big shots and Babel is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
Our winner, Marcel Romanow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DC 68 Licht vs Babel
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mansour goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt - Mansour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Mansour shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mansour scores with the left hand. Romanow knows he should have avoided that one.
Mansour connects with a jab.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Mansour throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow needs to keep his hands up - Mansour had a free shot at his head there.
Romanow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Romanow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1#
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansour works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow throws an elbow that misses. Mansour uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanow's guard. Nice move by Mansour!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there.
Mansour has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2##SUB2#
Romanow looking for a guillotine here but Mansour defends easily.
Mansour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mansour has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanow is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mansour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mansour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansour is one step ahead there. #T3##SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mansour with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mansour avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansour taking some punishment here, with Romanow in his half guard. #T4#
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mansour is trying to stand back up but Romanow is controlling him
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansour keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mansour defending well though.
Romanow prevents Mansour from standing back up.
Romanow is nestled in close to Mansour, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow is pressing down on Mansour's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mansour is holding on for now.
Mansour blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mansour is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Romanow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mansour.
Romanow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mansour.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Mansour avoids it easily.
A big left from Romanow misses. #TD2#
Mansour tries to sprawl but Romanow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Mansour dodges it nicely.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple. #T1#
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mansour's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romanow connects with a nice short shot to Mansour's temple.
Romanow misses with a head shot. Mansour uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow prevents Mansour from getting back to his feet.
Romanow stands up over Mansour, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow postures up in Mansour's guard and throws a big left but Mansour blocks it. #T2#
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Mansour working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Romanow lands a couple of digs.
Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mansour's head.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Mansour blocks nicely.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romanow distracts Mansour with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow throws a strike but Mansour rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Romanow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Mansour takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanow lands a slapping body shot.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansour moves away.
The fighters circling - Mansour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour connects with a body shot that sends Romanow's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mansour. #TD2#
Romanow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mansour!
Romanow tries to score with some ground and pound. Mansour controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
Sloppy strikes there by Romanow.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of Mansour's head but Mansour avoids it well.
Romanow working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mansour is avoiding damage well.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mansour is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Romanow cracks Mansour with a big right hand but Mansour just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Romanow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Romanow working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Romanow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mansour is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seth Mansour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mansour down.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Mansour on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mansour defending against the ground and pound.
Mansour avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Romanow scoring with punches and elbows.
Mansour is letting Romanow control him for a moment.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Mansour takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Romanow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mansour sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Romanow politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Romanow prefers to stall for the moment though.#T4#
Romanow is putting a hurting on Mansour here, landing some big shots from side control.
Romanow controlling from side mount.
Romanow trying to control the position but Mansour is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanow 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A victorious Marcel Romanow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DC 61: Dochenko vs Talvela
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1#
Havran throws a series of punches but Romanow avoids them all with ease.
Romanow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Havran just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Havran misses its intended target.
Romanow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romanow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Havran's hands.
Romanow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanow with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Havran clinches up against the cage.
Havran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romanow tries to throw a body punch but Havran avoids it by throwing Romanow back against the cage.
Havran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanow lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow tries to work over Havran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Havran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanow.
Romanow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanow presses Havran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanow. #T1#
Havran tries to work over Romanow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Havran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Havran.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romanow.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romanow throws a head punch that misses.
Romanow misses with a punch on the inside.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Havran.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Havran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romanow lands a right hand.
Havran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Havran prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Havran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Romanow lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Havran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanow backwards. #BC2#
Romanow manages to break the clinch.
Havran feints a jab promting Romanow to slip. Havran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romanow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Havran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havran lands with a straight right. Romanow didn't see that one coming.
Havran misses with a few strikes there.
Havran fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Havran moves into range and clinches up with Romanow.
Havran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanow is trying to break the clinch but Havran is controlling him.#T3#
Romanow lands with a right to the head.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
Romanow tries a body shot but Havran blocks it.
Havran blocks an uppercut.
Romanow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanow tries to work over Havran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havran stalling in the clinch but Romanow improves position.
Havran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romanow throws a punch but it's blocked by Havran.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanow.
Romanow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Havran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romanow can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Havran.
Romanow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Havran.
Romanow working aggressively here.
Havran tries to stall but Romanow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Havran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Still in the clinch, Romanow scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Romanow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow.
Havran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanow has had enough of the clinch but Havran keeps him there for the moment.
Havran slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanow.
Romanow looking for a takedown.
Havran misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanows head.
Romanow blocking some punches.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanow.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romanow lands with a left to the head.
Havran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanow's elbow.
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 Gabriel Havran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Havran loads up on a big right hand but Romanow slips the punch.
A big right from Havran misses.
Havran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Havran misses with a looping left.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gabriel Havran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romanow takes a shot to the head.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havran is leaning against Romanow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havran is trying to maintain a safe position but Romanow gets an underhook and turns Havran into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Romanow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romanow.
Romanow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Havran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Havran.
Havran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Romanow goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Romanow lands a hook that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Romanow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havran has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Havran.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action. #TD2#
Romanow tightens his grip and picks Havran up, before dumping him to the ground. Havran manages to land in guard.
Havran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow trying to control but Havran is working from the bottom.
Havran is looking to stand up but Romanow isn't so interested in that idea.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ES#
Havran manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Havran missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Havran shows good takedown defense.
Havran tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Havran misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
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!
Havran lands the left hand.
Gabriel Havran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Havran cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Havran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Havran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanow can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Romanow.
Havran moves to clinch but Romanow breaks away #TD2#
and Romanow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Havran's guard.

Havran wriggles free and stands up.
Havran misses with a wild body shot.
Romanow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romanow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romanow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Havran avoids it easily.
Havran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romanow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Havran throws a right hand that Romanow ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanow also avoids with ease.
Romanow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T3#
Havran cracks Romanow with an open hand slap.
Havran swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Havran.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
Havran works the jab nicely.
Romanow staying out of range there.
Romanow moves out of range as Havran strikes.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romanow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Havran blocks an uppercut.
Havran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gabriel Havran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Havran swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Romanow lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Romanow on the inside.
Romanow blocks a body shot from Havran.
Havran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Havran on the inside.
Romanow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romanow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Havran is defending well.
Havran lands with a right to the head.
Havran tries a body shot but Romanow blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanow.
Havran is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Havran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanow blocking some punches.
Romanow is trying to drag Havran to the mat but Havran just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Romanow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Havran dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Havran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Havran looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Havran swinging wildly here.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Romanow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Havran with a nice cross.
Romanow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Havran is looking to clinch.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Havran pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gabriel Havran is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Havran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Havran cracks Romanow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD#
Havran lands a left and a right that send Romanow crashing to the mat, dazed. Havran thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Romanow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romanow is still on wobbly legs! Can Havran finish him?#T1#
Havran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanow.
Havran circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Romanow tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Havran wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Havran!

Event: DC 50: Half Century Special!
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Romanow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
McDermott gets caught napping as Romanow dives in and scores a takedown. McDermott manages to retain guard.
Romanow stops McDermott from standing up.
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDermott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romanow working the ground and pound but McDermott is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Romanow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Romanow working the ground and pound but McDermott is defending the strikes.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McDermott down.
McDermott parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McDermott to escape.
Romanow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romanow trying to control the position but McDermott is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Romanow crashes against the mat.
Romanow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McDermott parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McDermott to escape.
Romanow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of McDermott's head but McDermott avoids it well.#T2#
McDermott taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Romanow.
Romanow throws a strike aimed at the side of McDermott's head but McDermott avoids it well.
McDermott is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.
Romanow misses with the ground and pound.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but McDermott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDermott wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Romanow wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDermott keeps working.
Romanow is really struggling to control McDermott but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Romanow is chipping away with strikes.
Romanow working the strikes but McDermott uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDermott's head.
McDermott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
McDermott tries to kick Romanow off but Romanow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Romanow lands strikes from half guard.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romanow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Romanow seems to be working for a kimura but McDermott defends the submission attempt.
McDermott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Romanow is looking for a kimura but McDermott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Romanow to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Romanow slaps away a takedown attempt from McDermott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermott.
A jab from Romanow misses.
Romanow lands with a nice body punch.
Romanow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDermott can do to turn this around?
Romanow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDermott throws out the jab.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eddie McDermott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDermott throws a head kick but Romanow moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as McDermott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romanow doesn't seem phased though.
Romanow clobbers McDermott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. McDermott moves away and avoids it.
McDermott thows a leg kick but Romanow checks it #TD#
and Romanow counters with a shoot takedown. McDermott fights it but they end up in guard.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDermott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow throws a strike but McDermott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T1##SUB#
Romanow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDermott wants to stand and escape but instead Romanow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
McDermott wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow trying to move into half guard but instead McDermott has managed to sweep!#REVB#
McDermott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDermott scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDermott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDermott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romanow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDermott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDermott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Romanow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romanow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing McDermott from controlling successfully.
Romanow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Romanow slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow with the ground and pound but McDermott uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but McDermott is retaining full guard.
McDermott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanow is controlling him.
McDermott is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDermott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanow won't allow McDermott to get back to his feet.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDermott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow stops McDermott from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Romanow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McDermott!

McDermott explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDermott.
Romanow throwing a counter right hand but McDermott manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Romanow's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romanow digs a good hook to McDermott's body.
McDermott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romanow defends well and McDermott ends up having to push Romanow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDermott misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
McDermott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
Romanow attempts a counter takedown but McDermott avoids it well and moves away.
McDermott lands an overhand right.
Romanow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDermott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. McDermott saw that one coming.
McDermott throws a big shot that misses.
McDermott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and McDermott counters with a good low kick that Romanow was not able to check.
McDermott works the jab nicely.#T1#
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermott is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Romanow.
Romanow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from McDermott misses the target.
Romanow throwing a counter right hand but McDermott manages to avoid it.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermott.#TD#
McDermott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Romanow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Romanow throws an elbow that misses. McDermott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanow's guard. Nice move by McDermott!#REVB#
McDermott stopping the sweep attempt from Romanow.
McDermott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Romanow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
McDermott wants to stand but Romanow is controlling his posture from full guard.
McDermott trying to control but Romanow is working from the bottom.
Romanow has control of McDermott's left arm, preventing McDermott from doing any damage. #SUB#
Romanow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDermott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDermott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Romanow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDermott is aware though and is defending well.
McDermott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcel Romanow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
McDermott controls from within his opponent's guard.
McDermott trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Eddie McDermott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanow keeping moving, preventing McDermott from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDermott throws a sloppy head kick and Romanow moves out of range easily.
McDermott staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from McDermott.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romanow's head backwards.
Romanow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
McDermott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romanow cracks McDermott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romanow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDermott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDermott connects with a jab.
McDermott misses with a hook
and Romanow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDermott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romanow checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Romanow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow with a nice cross.
A big left from McDermott misses.
McDermott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romanow dips to his left and cracks McDermott with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcel Romanow.
Well Romanow 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A very excited looking Marcel Romanow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DC 39: Midweek Madness
Date: Mar 29, 2023

#R1#
Romanow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Real scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Real does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romanow cracks a nice hook into Real's ribs.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
We've been hearing reports that Romanow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Real slips a jab from Romanow.
Real connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romanow. Romanow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Real lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Real.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Real saw that one coming.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
enabling Real to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Real to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Real works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Real counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Real does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real with a nice cross.
Real ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Real just misses with a punch to the body.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romanow connects with a crisp jab.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Real counters with a crisp right hand that drops Romanow! Real lets Romanow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Romanow is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Real lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Romanow - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Real!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
After the fight, DA Real was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DC 30: Thorn vs Orr
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Arby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romanow defends well and Arby ends up having to push Romanow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arby is trying to pull guard but Romanow has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Arby manages to pull guard.
Arby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow is in close to Arby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romanow stopping the sweep attempt from Arby.
Arby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Romanow postures up in Arby's guard and throws a big left but Arby blocks it.
Arby wants to sweep but no luck.
Romanow stands up over Arby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arby is controlling Romanow's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanow is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T1#
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romanow forces his way into half guard.
Arby taking some punishment here, with Romanow in his half guard.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arby trying to control here.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Romanow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arby defends it well.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Arby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arby trying to control but Romanow postures up. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romanow lands with a punch from half guard.
Arby is trying to control but can't.
Arby is staying active underneath Romanow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romanow slips a nice elbow through Arby's hands, connecting with Arby's forehead.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow prevents Arby from improving his position.
Arby trying to control but Romanow postures up.
Romanow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arby wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy. #T3#
Romanow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow lands with a punch from half guard.
Romanow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
Arby manages to get to full guard.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Arby blocks nicely.
Arby wants to sweep here but Romanow controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Arby's brow.
Arby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Arby passes to side control.
Romanow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Arby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romanow is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Arby misses with a takedown attempt - Romanow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanow's waist but Romanow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arby off to one side.
Romanow lands a nice shot that snaps Arby's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Romanow. No joy for Arby on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katelynn Arby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Arby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Romanow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Romanow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Romanow jumps into side control!
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!
Arby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romanow off and has taken his back!
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow tries to escape but Arby has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
Arby tightening his grip on Romanow, looking for the choke.
Romanow can't escape the position.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1##SUB#
Romanow showing good submission defense here. #SUB#
Arby is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Romanow is defending well though. Arby let's go of the attempt for now.
Romanow rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Arby is trying to work for a kimura but Romanow is defending well.
Arby is pressing down on Romanow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Romanow is holding on for now.
Romanow is looking to improve his position. #T2##SUB#
Arby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanow wants to control but Arby is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Arby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romanow is looking for a sweep. Arby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arby's back!
Romanow lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Romanow is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I really don't envy Arby right now. #T3#
Romanow is trying to stick to Arby's back but Arby is turning into Romanow. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Romanow's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arby.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romanow trying to control the position.
Romanow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arby haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Romanow wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arby is pushing down on Romanow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romanow is fighting to maintain full guard but Arby has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4##SUB#
Arby is looking for a kimura but Romanow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arby to get the leverage. #SUB#
Arby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romanow sees it coming and defends easily.
Arby prevents Romanow from improving his position.
Romanow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Arby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanow regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Romanow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arby defends it easily.#SUB#
Arby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Katelynn Arby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Romanow misses with a hook.
Arby defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Arby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romanow pinned against the cage. Romanow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arby tries for a takedown but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Katelynn Arby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow stuffs the takedown attempt from Arby. Arby gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katelynn Arby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Arby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Arby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Arby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romanow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow tries to bench press Arby off him but Arby keeps the position. #T1#
Arby working away.#SUB#
Arby goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Romanow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Arby but great work by Romanow.
Romanow working away.
Romanow lands a few punches from side control.
Romanow lands a nice forearm strike.
Arby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Arby takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arby is trying to get back to half guard.
Romanow working the body and head with strikes.
Arby is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Arby can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2#
Romanow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Romanow scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romanow trying to control the action but Arby is working from the bottom.
Arby gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romanow wants to control but Arby is keeping him busy.
Arby gets back to full guard.
Romanow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Arby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romanow's guard. #REVR#
Arby looking to pass the guard.
Romanow looking to control.
Romanow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arby's guard. #REVB#
Arby is adopting a defensive guard.
Arby 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.
Arby seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Romanow with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Arby keeps moving.
Romanow won't allow Arby to sweep him here.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanow preventing the sweep.
Arby has momentary wrist control but Romanow slips an elbow through the middle.
Arby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Arby is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romanow 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Romanow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DC 22: Sokol vs Dux
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1#
Romanow fails with the takedown
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow fails to land with a series of punches.
Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Vega wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Romanow misses.
Vega with a jab.#TD2#
Vega gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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.
Romanow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega trying to strike off his back. #T1#
Romanow postures up.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vega pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Romanow lands a couple of digs.
Vega keeping full guard, as Romanow tries to pass.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanow distracts Vega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romanow works over Vega with some ground and pound from guard.
Romanow postures up in Vega's guard and throws a big left but Vega blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Romanow forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Vega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vega.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Romanow.
Check out the look on Romanow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #SUB2#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.#T3#
Vega can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#SUB2#
Romanow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vega knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romanow landing a few strikes. #T4#
Vega tries to buck Romanow off but Romanow is having none of it.
Romanow is putting a hurting on Vega here, landing some big shots from side control.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vega down.
Vega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Romanow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vega is trying to get back to half guard.
Vega struggling a bit here.
Vega is not content to let Romanow control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Vega slips a straight right by Romanow.
Romanow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vega in his tracks.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Romanow misses
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Vega finds it's target.
Romanow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romanow cracks Vega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romanow tries to move into range but Vega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romanow looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Romanow misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Romanow misses with an uppercut.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Vega pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romanow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vega circles away.
Vega throwing a counter right hand but Romanow manages to avoid it.#T1#
Vega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Vega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.#TD2#
Romanow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vega on his heels. He'll look to pass Vega's guard now, I'm sure.
Romanow postures up in Vega's guard and throws a big left but Vega blocks it.
Romanow won't allow Vega to sweep him here.
Romanow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vega's head.
Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanow manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Vega controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.#T2##SUB2#
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Romanow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vega wants to control from the top but Romanow keeps moving. #SUB2#
Romanow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vega looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Vega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romanow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Romanow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vega trying to control but Romanow is working from the bottom. #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.
Vega will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Romanow is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vega has his hands clasped together but Romanow extends and breaks Vega's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Romanow.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Romanow!
A relieved looking Marcel Romanow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DC 19: Potato vs Havran
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Strongman ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Strongman counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Romanow scores with a takedown into Strongman's guard.
Strongman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Romanow trying to control but Strongman is working from the bottom.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Strongman is retaining full guard.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Strongman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strongman managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Strongman is trying to keep Romanow in close. #SUB#
Strongman is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Strongman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Strongman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romanow defends well.
Strongman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Strongman is retaining full guard.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strongman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow won't allow Strongman to sweep him here.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow trying to control but Strongman is working from the bottom.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Strongman 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.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strongman working a defensive guard here.
Romanow pushes down on Strongman's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Strongman actively working from the bottom here.
Strongman is looking to improve his position.
Strongman trying to hold on to Romanow's head to control him but Romanow postures up.
Romanow slips a nice elbow through Strongman's hands, connecting with Strongman's forehead.
Romanow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strongman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Strongman's head.
Strongman trying to hold on to Romanow's head to control him but Romanow postures up.
Strongman is staying active underneath Romanow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow winds up and cracks Strongman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow prevents Strongman from improving his position.#SUB2#
Strongman is defending against the submission attempts here by Romanow.
Romanow controlling the action here.
Romanow wants to pass to mount but Strongman is defending the position. #T4#
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strongman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Romanow.
Strongman gets back to full guard.
Romanow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #ROC2#Strongman is rocked!
Romanow stands up over Strongman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Strongman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanow postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Strongman covers up, he's hurt! Romanow keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Romanow and the ref steps in to end the fight! Romanow can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
A very excited looking Marcel Romanow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Bloodsport Strongman spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.

Event: DC Intermission 1
Date: Dec 10, 2022

#R1#
Romanow misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sinisterra. Those never looked like landing.
Sinisterra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra lands with a cross.
Sinisterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinisterra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow checks a low kick from Sinisterra.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Sinisterra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Sinisterra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Sinisterra.
Sinisterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sinisterra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romanow throws a jab when Sinisterra was well out of range.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinisterra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Sinisterra scores with a one two! Romanow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinisterra scores with a jab. Romanow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinisterra punishes Romanow's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Sinisterra.
Romanow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinisterra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sinisterra throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.#T3#
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.
Sinisterra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinisterra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Sinisterra misses with a kick to the body.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Sinisterra moves away from the strike by Romanow.
Sinisterra lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Sinisterra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romanow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Romanow tries for a takedown but Sinisterra circles away easily
and Romanow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow digs a good body shot into Sinisterra's ribs.
Sinisterra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Romanow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES#
Sinisterra kicks Romanow off and gets to his feet.
Romanow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romanow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sinisterra counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sinisterra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinisterra scores with a nice right hand.
Luis Sinisterra is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinisterra is just out of range.
Sinisterra is looking for a counter combo.
Sinisterra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanow can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinisterra.
Sinisterra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanow.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sinisterra defends it well.
Romanow moves away from the strike by Sinisterra.
Sinisterra sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinisterra misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Romanow counters with a shoot takedown. Sinisterra fights it but they end up in guard.
Romanow won't allow Sinisterra to get back to his feet.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Romanow prevents Sinisterra from getting back to his feet.
Romanow scoring with some ground and pound.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinisterra is retaining full guard.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sinisterra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sinisterra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES#
Sinisterra has his feet on Romanow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sinisterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Sinisterra avoids it easily.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Sinisterra misses with a body kick.
Sinisterra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sinisterra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Sinisterra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinisterra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Romanow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sinisterra's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisterra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinisterra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinisterra wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow with a nice head shot there.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow stops Sinisterra from standing up.
Romanow trying to control but Sinisterra is working from the bottom.
Sinisterra managing to control the position.
Romanow stands and throws Sinisterra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Sinisterra is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinisterra parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sinisterra to escape.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Sinisterra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sinisterra taking a bit of punishment here - Romanow scoring with strikes.
Romanow lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Romanow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinisterra sneaks back into half guard.#ES#
Sinisterra pushes Romanow off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with an uppercut
letting Sinisterra counter with a right hand.
Romanow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinisterra on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Sinisterra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Sinisterra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Sinisterra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinisterra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Romanow misses the body punch
and Sinisterra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow swings for the body but Sinisterra moves out of range.
Sinisterra scores with a nice body kick.
Sinisterra throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Romanow shoots and misses
and Sinisterra counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Sinisterra coming out on top.
Sinisterra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinisterra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinisterra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Sinisterra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sinisterra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinisterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sinisterra tries to avoid it but Romanow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sinisterra to the ground. Sinisterra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luis Sinisterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Sinisterra misses with an uppercut.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A left and a right from Sinisterra both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinisterra avoids it really well and circles away.
Sinisterra throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Sinisterra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinisterra throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters circling a little - Sinisterra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanow.#T3#
Sinisterra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinisterra misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Romanow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanow.
Sinisterra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow is working Sinisterra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinisterra's head.#T4#
Romanow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinisterra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinisterra wants to get back to his feet but Romanow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Sinisterra blocks nicely.
Sinisterra has control of Romanow's left arm, preventing Romanow from doing any damage. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sinisterra manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC#
Sinisterra breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sinisterra.
Luis Sinisterra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sinisterra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinisterra, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sinisterra!
A very excited looking Luis Sinisterra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DC 6: Knightley vs Adesanya
Date: Nov 06, 2022

#R1#
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vega throws a front kick that sends Romanow stumbling back into the cage.
Vega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romanow is defended easily by Vega.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vega is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Romanow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Jab by Romanow.
Vega misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vega slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Vega.
Keaton Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vega throws a shot to the body.
Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Vega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vega throws a head kick that Romanow semi-blocks.
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!
Vega throws a head kick but Romanow moves out of range. #T2#
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Romanow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vega tries to clinch up but Romanow circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanow walks into a straight right hand from Vega.#TD2#
Romanow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Romanow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow lands some shots froms side control.
Romanow scores with punches from side control.
Vega is looking for a sweep.
Romanow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vega parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vega to escape.
Romanow cracks Vega with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T3#
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romanow is chipping away with strikes.
Vega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow cracks Vega with a big right hand but Vega just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Romanow tries for a kimura but Vega is defending well.
Vega regains half guard, as Romanow was trying to land strikes.
Vega is holding on to half guard well.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Vega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Vega dodges it nicely.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow. #SUB2#
Romanow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vega doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Romanow. #SUB2#
Romanow wants to work for an arm triangle but Vega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Romanow sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Vega clinches up with Romanow and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanow goes for a takedown attempt but Vega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romanow walks into a jab.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romanow shoots in but Vega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Vega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Vega.
Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Romanow scores with a decent looking hook.
Romanow works the jab nicely.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega slips a straight right by Romanow.
Vega scores with a jab to the head.
Keaton Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Romanow moves away from the strike by Vega.
Vega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romanow connects with a crisp jab.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vega slips a jab from Romanow.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Romanow misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vega misses the target.
Nice body kick from Vega.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.#T2#
Vega lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Romanow misses with a few strikes there.
Vega scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vega misses the jab.
Romanow throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romanow keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Vega throws the kick towards the body but Romanow avoids it.
Vega goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T3#
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Romanow throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range. #CL#
Vega pushes Romanow up against the cage in a clinch.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
Vega prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Romanow misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanow.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vega is looking to break free of the clinch but Romanow has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Vega wants to break free but Romanow has control.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Romanow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vega defends it well.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow stuns Vega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romanow misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vega throws a body kick that misses.
Vega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanow keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keaton Vega will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.
Vega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vega loads up on a big right hand but Romanow slips the punch.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Vega slips under a jab from Romanow.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vega slips under a jab.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow scores with a one two! Vega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Vega moved out of range nicely.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romanow connects with a nice looking jab.
Romanow misses with a two punch combination. #T1#
Vega gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanow.
Romanow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romanow just manages to avoid it.
Romanow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romanow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega is looking to score with low kicks.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Vega pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romanow scores with a hook to the body. Vega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Romanow tries to score a body lock takedown but Vega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Vega misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Vega avoids it easily.
A cross from Vega lands.
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!
Romanow lands with a good body shot.
Romanow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega scores with a nice body kick.
Vega scores with a nice strike.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense.
Romanow swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow goes for a double leg but Vega avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vega continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and Vega tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Crunch! Vega slams his shin into Romanow's torso.#T3#
Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Vega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vega wants it to stay on the feet.
Romanow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega scores with a spinning back kick!
Vega leaves Romanow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega throws a head kick that Romanow semi-blocks.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Romanow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vega.
Vega with a nice calf kick.#T4#
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega lands with a slapping head kick.
A left lands for Vega.
Romanow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romanow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vega scores with a spinning back kick!
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keaton Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keaton Vega!
After winning the bout, Keaton Vega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DC 2: Segura vs Jello
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Romanow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romanow lands a glancing blow to the side of Conway's head.
Conway slips a jab from Romanow.#CL2#
Conway moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Conway throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1##CL2#
Conway moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow avoids the head kick by Conway.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Conway gets a clinch. #BC2#
Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanow throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
Romanow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.
Romanow dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Decent striking displayed by Conway there.#T2#
Conway sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jake Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Conway clinches.
Conway prevents a takedown attempt there. #BC2#
Conway manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target. #CL2#
Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Conway stops a takedown attempt from Romanow.
Conway wants to break free but Romanow has control.
A short uppercut from Conway.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway. #BC#
Romanow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanow circles away.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Conway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conway throws a series of punches but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Conway closes the distance and pushes Romanow back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Conway is looking to clinch.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Conway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T4#
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Romanow darts in looking for a takedown but Conway gets double underhooks and turns Romanow into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Conway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Romanow misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway misses the jab.
Romanow tries to counter with a takedown but Conway is quick to defend against it.
Conway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Conway saw that one coming.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Conway dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Conway throws a head kick that misses.
Romanow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Conway sprawls and moves away.
Romanow throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Conway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
Romanow slips under a jab.
No joy there for Conway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conway misses with a looping right.
Romanow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
Jake Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Romanow 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Conway has closed the distance and engaged Romanow in a clinch.
Conway tries a body shot but Romanow blocks it.
Romanow working aggressively here. #BC2#
Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conway.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway slips under a jab from Romanow.
A low kick from Conway misses #TD#
and Romanow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conway's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Romanow wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Conway's belly button to the back.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conway throws a sloppy head kick and Romanow moves out of range easily.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
Conway avoids the body shot from Romanow. #T3#
Conway connects with an inside leg kick.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Conway drives through and clinches with Romanow against the cage. #BC2#
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conway sprawls well. Conway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway throws out a loose jab but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.#T4##TD#
Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Conway tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Conway's guard.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Conway wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conway's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Conway wants to clinch up but Romanow keeps it at a distance.
Romanow throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Romanow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanow.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Conway tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanow moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Romanow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanow somewhat.#T1#
Conway slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romanow circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
so Romanow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES2#
Conway pushes Romanow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL2#
Romanow gets tackled into the cage by Conway. Conway maintains the clinch. #BC#
Romanow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway jabs Romanow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Conway misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Romanow tries to keep at a distance but Conway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romanow prevents Conway from breaking the clinch.
Romanow misses with a body punch. #T3##BC2#
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow connects with a body shot.
Conway cracks Romanow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jake Conway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romanow.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway scores with a head kick. #CL2#
Conway forces Romanow back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Conway connects with a right hand. Romanow shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.#T4#
Conway moves out of range as Romanow strikes.#TD#
Romanow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Romanow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Romanow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Conway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conway 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Conway!
An out of breath Jake Conway thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 141 Dall Jr vs McGraugh
Date: Sep 18, 2022

#R1#
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Havran.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow throws the left hand but Havran avoids the punch easily.
Romanow throws a hook but Havran avoids it easily.
Havran misses with the combination.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Havran throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
Havran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT#It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Havran ducks down to avoid it.
Havran is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Havran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanow attempts a counter takedown but Havran avoids it well and moves away.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Havran ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Havran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Havran misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havran tests Romanow's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Havran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Havran misses the shot to the body.
Havran looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
Havran moves to clinch but Romanow breaks away #TD#
and Romanow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Havran's guard.
Romanow won't allow Havran to get back to his feet.
Havran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow stops Havran from standing up.
Havran keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Romanow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Havran wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Havran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Romanow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanow misses with a hook. Havran ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Havran misses.
Havran looks to land a combination but Romanow avoids it well.
Romanow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Havran's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Havran throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Havran. Romanow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Havran misses with a left hand #TD#
and Romanow counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havran is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Havran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Romanow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Romanow taking a breather here.
Havran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romanow. #SUB#
Romanow swings around for an armbar but Havran sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Romanow's guard.#SUB#
Havran got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romanow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Havran has managed to get both his arms back between Romanow's legs - danger averted.#T4##SUB#
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Havran wanted to stand there but Romanow had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Havran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Romanow throws his legs up looking for a submission but Havran uses it to pass to side control.
Havran wants to stand but Romanow has his arm trapped.
Romanow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Havran wants to stand up but Romanow has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Havran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R2#
Havran swinging wildly here.
Havran fails to land with a series of punches.
Havran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanow.
Romanow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanow.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow has a takedown stuffed.
Havran missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Havran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran slips a straight right by Romanow.#TD#
Romanow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Havran to the ground. Romanow is now in Havran's guard.
Havran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanow is controlling him.
Romanow sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Havran's head.
Romanow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romanow is in close to Havran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romanow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Havran is keeping the position for now.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Havran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow stays in close to Havran's body and controls the position. #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.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romanow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Romanow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Havran dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Romanow is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Havran has his hands clasped together but Romanow extends and breaks Havran's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Romanow.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Romanow!
An out of breath Marcel Romanow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 133 Kersikov vs Ilmarinen
Date: Aug 21, 2022

#R1#
Romanow blocks a low kick nicely.
Juniors Jr. bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juniors Jr. looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Romanow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juniors Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Romanow lands.
Romanow throws a body punch but Juniors Jr. moves out of range.
Juniors Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romanow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juniors Jr. looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
Juniors Jr. turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Juniors Jr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juniors Jr. moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Juniors Jr..
Juniors Jr. throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juniors Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanow.#T1#
Romanow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Juniors Jr. counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Juniors Jr. fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romanow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juniors Jr..
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Juniors Jr. fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanow is out of range.
Juniors Jr. slips a jab from Romanow.
Juniors Jr. thuds his right hand into Romanow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Juniors Jr. moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Romanow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romanow is defended easily by Juniors Jr..#TD2#
Romanow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T2#
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!
Romanow throws an elbow but Juniors Jr. slips to the side and avoids it well.
Juniors Jr. 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.#SUB2#
Romanow has hold of Juniors Jr.'s arm. He's looking for a kimura. Juniors Jr. seems comfortable defending it but Romanow has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Juniors Jr. is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Juniors Jr. is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Romanow couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Romanow!
A relieved looking Marcel Romanow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 122 Niculescu vs Pinks II
Date: Jul 16, 2022

#R1#
Romanow scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanow scores with a nice head shot.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kowalski or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanow, which made it look bad.
Kowalski fails to land the takedown.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Romanow avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Romanow.
Kowalski lands with a cross.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD#
Kowalski looking to score a takedown here. Romanow is defending well but Kowalski drives through and ends up in Romanow's 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowalski postures up and lands a big shot to Romanow's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1##SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romanow trying to control the position.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski won't allow Romanow to sweep him here.
Kowalski with a nice head shot there.
Romanow looking for a sweep. Not yet Romanow, not yet.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Kowalski is in close to Romanow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kowalski manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romanow's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Romanow looking for subs off his back but Kowalski has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Kowalski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romanow wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
Romanow wants to control but Kowalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kowalski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kowalski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kowalski lands a big shot to the head and Romanow winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: DMMA 111 Unfinished Business
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1#
Pimba slips a straight right by Romanow.
Pimba throws the left hand but Romanow avoids the punch easily.
Pimba looks to land a combination but Romanow avoids it well.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Pimba pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pimba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Pimba.
Romanow connects with a body shot.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pimba has time to react.#CUT2#It looks like Javier Pimba has been cut.
Nice shot by Romanow.
Pimba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #TD2#
Romanow drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Romanow drops back looking for a leg! Pimba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pimba manages to kick Romanow off! Romanow jumps back into Pimba's guard.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Romanow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Romanow has gone for a leg lock! Pimba slips out almost immediately though and dives into Romanow's guard.#REVR#
Pimba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pimba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pimba wants to stand but Romanow has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
Romanow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pimba manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pimba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow passes into half guard.
Romanow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pimba!
Romanow tries to control but Pimba wriggling away. #SUB2#
Romanow has control of Pimba's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pimba regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Romanow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pimba because Romanow loaded up on that one. #T3#
Romanow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pimba is looking to escape.
Romanow dominating with strikes here.
Pimba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pimba tries to get out of the position.
Romanow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pimba because Romanow loaded up on that one.
Romanow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pimba is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Romanow working for a guillotine from mount but Pimba is in no mood to give up. #T4#
Romanow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Romanow tries to control but Pimba wriggling away.
Romanow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Romanow landing strikes from the mount and Pimba is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Pimba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Romanow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pimba jabs Romanow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pimba cracks Romanow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Pimba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanow circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanow slips under a jab.
Javier Pimba is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Pimba ducks down to avoid it.
Pimba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanow lands a jab.
Pimba tries to bum rush Romanow with a series of wild strikes but Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pimba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Pimba's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pimba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pimba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Pimba avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow needs to keep his hands up - Pimba had a free shot at his head there.
Pimba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Pimba takes a swing at Romanow's ribcage but misses.
Pimba slips under a jab.
Pimba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanow.
Romanow lands a jab.
Pimba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Pimba stalks Romanow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanow's face. Romanow staggers backwards, shaken.
Romanow blocks a jab.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pimba misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pimba misses with the combination. #T2#
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 combination from Pimba does no damage.
Jab, jab by Romanow - just one landing.
Romanow scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#Javier Pimba's cut is getting worse.
Pimba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Pimba avoids it easily.
Romanow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pimba.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pimbas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romanow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pimba.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Pimba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Romanow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pimba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pimba misses with a two punch combination. #TD2#
Romanow shoots in and gets a takedown into Pimba's guard.
Pimba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pimba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Pimba being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Romanow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romanow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Pimba has wrist control.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Romanow showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romanow with a nice head shot there.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Pimba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romanow pushing down on Pimba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Pimba will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pimba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Pimba's guard.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pimba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow trying to control the position but Pimba is working away.
Pimba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Check out the look on Romanow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Romanow crashes against the mat. #SUB2#
Romanow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Romanow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pimba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1##SUB2#
Romanow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pimba to see if he's OK.#SUB2#
Romanow has hold of Pimba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pimba seems comfortable defending it but Romanow has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pimba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pimba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Romanow couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Romanow!
Marcel Romanow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 104 Van Asch vs Abarai II
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Licht swinging wildly here.
Licht looks for the body kick but Romanow saw that one coming.
Romanow throwing a counter right hand but Licht manages to avoid it.
Romanow throws the left hand but Licht avoids the punch easily.
Licht only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Licht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Licht misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanow looks to throw the jab but Licht is out of range.
Licht avoids the body shot from Romanow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Licht counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romanow thinking.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Licht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Licht is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Licht. Romanow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Licht.
Licht paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Licht scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romanow in his tracks.
Romanow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Licht counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid body kick from Licht.
Romanow misses with a wild body shot.
Licht lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Licht does it's job there.#T2#
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Licht saw that one coming.
Licht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Romanow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Licht to score with a decent uppercut.
Romanow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Licht looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Licht throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Romanow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romanow.
Licht wants to stand but Romanow is controlling the position.
Romanow advances position into side control!
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.#SUB#
Romanow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romanow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Licht is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3#
Romanow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Licht is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Licht is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Romanow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow wants to control but Licht is keeping him busy.
Licht wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Romanow is trying to get an arm triangle but Licht is defending well.
Licht wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romanow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Licht is pushing Romanow's head away, looking to escape. Romanow manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Romanow tries for a kimura but Licht is defending well.
An elbow from Romanow crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow controlling the position.
Licht is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romanow is controlling him well.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Licht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nord Licht dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Romanow takes a jab right on the kisser. #TD#
Romanow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Licht throws Romanow to one side and escapes!
Romanow shoots in and drives through. Licht sprawls well.
Romanow throws an off balance right hand
and Licht counters with a straight right hand.
Nord Licht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Licht misses with a body kick.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Licht throws a shot from downtown. Romanow moves away and avoids it.
Licht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.#T1#
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Licht ducks down to avoid it.
Licht throws a sloppy head kick and Romanow moves out of range easily.
Licht rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Licht lands a high kick!
Licht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanow circles away quickly and effectively.
Nord Licht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Licht throws the kick towards the body but Romanow avoids it.
Licht tries to bum rush Romanow with a series of wild strikes but Romanow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Licht has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Licht throws a head kick that half lands.
Licht misses with a hook
and Romanow counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Nord Licht has been cut.
Romanow misses with a hook to the body
and Licht counters with a good, hard body kick but Romanow shrugs it off.
Romanow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Licht throws a right hand that misses #TD#
so Romanow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Licht wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Licht manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Licht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Licht breaks from the clinch.
Romanow works Licht's body with a nice hook.
Romanow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nord Licht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licht tries to land a front kick but Romanow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Licht looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Licht motions for Romanow to come forward. Licht throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Licht lands a lovely overhand right.
Romanow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Licht scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Licht misses with a wild body shot.
Romanow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Licht's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Licht scores with a jab to the head.
Romanow misses with a body punch
and Licht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Licht throws a head kick that misses.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Licht lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romanow at a distance.
Licht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Licht throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.#T4#
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!
Licht misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romanow dodges the punch combination from Licht.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Licht is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Licht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romanow walks into a left hand.
A big left from Licht misses.
A little feinted left hand from Romanow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romanow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Licht swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Licht sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Licht catches Romanow right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Licht! Romanow is backing up but he can't get away as Licht lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Romanow and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nord Licht!
Nord Licht thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Glory Fights -
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Romanow misses with a hook #TD2#
and Gonzaga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romanow's guard.
Romanow controlling the position.#SUB#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Gonzaga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Romanow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Romanow has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Gonzaga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Gonzaga keeps moving.
Gonzaga wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Gonzaga has his hands on Romanow's head, controlling the position.
Gonzaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romanow pushes down on Gonzaga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gonzaga trying to control here.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Gonzaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzaga wants to get back to full guard.#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.
Gonzaga trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Romanow wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Romanow stops Gonzaga from getting back to his feet.
Gonzaga wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romanow is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gonzaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romanow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romanow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Rodrigo Gonzaga has been cut.
Romanow lands with a cross. #TD#
Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzaga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Gonzaga's guard.
Gonzaga can't keep his opponent in guard - Romanow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gonzaga wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Romanow is keen to just control but Gonzaga is a slippery customer.
Gonzaga tries to kick Romanow off but Romanow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romanow wants to pass the guard but Gonzaga is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzaga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzaga is pulling down on Romanow's head. It's preventing any offense from Romanow, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Romanow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzaga manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romanow has Gonzaga in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Romanow looking for subs off his back but Gonzaga has passed one foot through into half guard. #T4##SUB#
Romanow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Gonzaga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gonzaga passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzaga is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
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 Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Gonzaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Gonzaga has Romanow up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Gonzaga breaks the clinch.
Romanow keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Gonzaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romanow misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanow.
Gonzaga prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Gonzaga presses Romanow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzaga stops a takedown attempt from Romanow.
Gonzaga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romanow. #T1##TD2#
Gonzaga pulls guard successfully.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Romanow drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzaga dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Gonzaga postures up. #SUB#
Romanow working for a triangle but Gonzaga defends it easily.
Gonzaga looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Gonzaga advances to half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Romanow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzaga slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzaga wants to pass the guard but Romanow is defending well.
Gonzaga trying to control the action but Romanow is working from the bottom. #T3#
Romanow wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Romanow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodrigo Gonzaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzaga moves into full mount! Romanow won't be happy about that!
Gonzaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzaga controlling from mount.
Romanow can't escape the position.
Romanow is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzaga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Romanow is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Romanow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Romanow looking to pass the guard.
Gonzaga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzaga throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Gonzaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Gonzaga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Romanow misses the shot to the body.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Gonzaga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Romanow is trying to control but can't.
Romanow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonzaga working the head and body with strikes.
Romanow tries to get to full guard but Gonzaga has control of the leg.
Gonzaga is nestled in close to Romanow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Romanow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzaga pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow won't allow Gonzaga to pass to mount.
Romanow is staying active underneath Gonzaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Romanow is looking for a sweep. Gonzaga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanow keeps working. #SUB#
Romanow has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gonzaga escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gonzaga!
Gonzaga cracks Romanow with a big elbow.
Gonzaga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gonzaga in side control lands a decent elbow. #T2#
Gonzaga is looking to take a break and control but Romanow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU2#
Gonzaga stands up and beckons Romanow to his feet.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Gonzaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Nice body kick there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Gonzaga closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Romanow.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzaga. #T3#
Gonzaga blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Gonzaga tightens his grip and picks Romanow up, before dumping him to the ground. Romanow manages to land in guard.
Gonzaga distracts Romanow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Romanow has his foot on Gonzaga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzaga works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonzaga wants to get up but he can't break Romanow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but Romanow keeps moving.
Romanow trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzaga is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Romanow has a closed guard, preventing Gonzaga from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romanow wants to sweep here but Gonzaga controlling him for the moment.
Gonzaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Romanow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzaga is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Gonzaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzaga 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Gonzaga!
Rodrigo Gonzaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Guts & Glory
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Romanow with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Garcia forces Romanow back against the cage and clinches.
Romanow keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Romanow throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romanow lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Romanow cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aythami Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow staying out of range there.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanow misses the target.
Romanow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow connects with a body shot.#T2#
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia tries to clinch but Romanow is having none of it.
Romanow lands with an overhand left.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romanow counters with a straight right hand.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Romanow.#KD#
Romanow drops Garcia with a right and a left! Romanow comes rushing in but Garcia regains his composure and manages to keep Romanow in guard. #ROC#Garcia is rocked!
Romanow slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Romanow finish him?
Romanow wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.#T3##SUB#
Romanow in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garcia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Romanow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Romanow!
Our winner, Marcel Romanow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GFC 21 - Armando vs. Christ
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
Romanow tries to clinch but Roipe is having none of it.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Romanow tries to clinch there but Roipe circles away.
Romanow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roipe misses with a right hand
and Romanow counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Jussi Roipe has been cut.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roipe throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Romanow gets caught flat footed, as Roipe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romanow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB2#
Romanow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roipe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roipe has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roipe lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Romanow 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.#SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roipe distracts Romanow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roipe lands a couple of elbows.
Romanow wants to sweep here but Roipe controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Romanow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roipe defends it easily.
Roipe passes Romanow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roipe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Romanow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roipe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roipe's back!#T2##SUB2#
Romanow is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Roipe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Roipe is trying to break free. #SUB2#
Roipe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Romanow's arms. #SUB2#
Roipe preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Romanow. #SUB2#
Romanow looking for the choke but no joy.
Well, with Romanow on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Roipe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Roipe tries to roll but Romanow sticks to his back. #T3#
Roipe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roipe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Romanow with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Roipe gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Roipe is defending against the submission attempts here by Romanow.
Roipe wants to improve his position but Romanow is controlling well. #SUB2#
Romanow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Roipe won't allow Romanow to pass to mount.
Roipe is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Romanow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roipe is just riding it out for now. Romanow eventually gives up the hold.
Roipe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roipe controls Romanow momentarily but Romanow frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jussi Roipe'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.#R2#
Romanow tries to close the distance and clinch but Roipe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romanow jabs at Roipe's body.
Roipe dives in and grabs Romanow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romanow pushes down on Roipe's head and hops out.
Roipe throws a jab when Romanow was well out of range.#TD#
Roipe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow is looking to regain half guard here but Roipe keeps moving and retains side control.
Roipe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Romanow is trying to get back to full guard.
Roipe drops an elbow to the side of Romanow's head.
Roipe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jussi Roipe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanow has hold of Roipe's hands but Roipe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Roipe.
Roipe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romanow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romanow 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.
Roipe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roipe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #ROC#Romanow is rocked!
Romanow trying to control here. #SUB2#
Romanow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roipe pulls his head out easily.
Romanow wants to get back to full guard.
Roipe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Roipe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roipe is trying to control the action in half guard but Romanow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romanow is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions off his back.
Roipe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roipe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3##SUB#
Roipe is working for a kimura but Romanow is defending it quite comfortably.
Roipe scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Roipe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romanow defends it well. #SUB2#
Romanow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roipe pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Roipe seems to be looking for submissions.
Roipe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Roipe is looking for a kimura but Romanow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roipe to get the leverage. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Romanow actively working from the bottom here.
Romanow is looking for a sweep. Roipe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanow gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Roipe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romanow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roipe has managed to get both his arms back between Romanow's legs - danger averted.
Roipe pushes down on Romanow's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Romanow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roipe is nestled in close to Romanow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Roipe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Roipe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Roipe throws a good cross that connects. #TD#
Roipe scores with a takedown into Romanow's guard.
Roipe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roipe distracts Romanow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roipe works over Romanow with some ground and pound from guard.
Romanow is still in real trouble! Can Roipe finish him?
Roipe gets to his feet and stands over Romanow, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Romanow felt that one! Roipe unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Romanow from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Roipe!

Event: GFC 17 - Frossard vs. Song
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1#
Romanow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romanow there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Potthast looks to land a combination but Romanow avoids it well.
Potthast throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romanow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Potthast has knocked Romanow down with a huge combo! Potthast steps away and waves a wobbly Romanow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Romanow is rocked!
Charlie Potthast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potthast Throws a clean left jab. Potthast Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Romanow's chin! Romanow crumbles to the ground and Potthast follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Potthast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Potthast!

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