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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saad Sadiq (ranked 1915 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Xavier Dayton (ranked 220 p4p, 138 weight class). Sadiq comes to the cage accompanied by Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter And The Dogs . Dayton has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Saad Sadiq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Saad Sadiq !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Dayton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sadiq circles away quickly and effectively.
Dayton misses with a head kick.
Sadiq swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadiq looks for a takedown but Dayton sprawls well.
Sadiq shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sadiq showed some decent athleticism there.
Sadiq thows a huge punch but Dayton dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sadiq won't allow Dayton to get back to his feet.
Dayton keeping moving, preventing Sadiq from controlling successfully.
Dayton keeping full guard, as Sadiq tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sadiq looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dayton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sadiq counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dayton is in trouble now - Sadiq has advanced to mount!
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq trying to control but Dayton is having none of it.
Sadiq with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dayton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq punching from mount but Dayton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dayton is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadiq throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sadiq misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sadiq working for a guillotine from mount but Dayton is in no mood to give up.
Sadiq trying to control but Dayton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Sadiq winds up and cracks Dayton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dayton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sadiq is on him like a limpet, forcing Dayton back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadiq controlling the action here for a moment.
Dayton manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saad Sadiq dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sadiq slips under a jab from Dayton.
The fighters circling - Dayton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadiq changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Dayton misses.
Dayton fails to land with a series of punches.
Sadiq tries to counter with a takedown but Dayton is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sadiq is defended easily by Dayton.
Dayton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saad Sadiq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq throws a big elbow that misses.
Sadiq with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sadiq 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.
Dayton pushes Sadiq off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dayton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dayton connects with a solid leg kick.
Dayton misses with a left hand
and Sadiq decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dayton's guard.
Sadiq trying to control the position from guard on top but Dayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadiq throws an elbow that misses. Dayton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadiq 's guard. Nice move by Dayton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq managing to control the position.
Dayton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sadiq 's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sadiq holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sadiq catches Dayton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sadiq keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Dayton.
Dayton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayton throws a head kick that misses
and Sadiq decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dayton's guard.
Dayton pushes Sadiq off and gets back to his feet.
Dayton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Dayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Sadiq .
Dayton throws a lazy head kick
and Sadiq counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dayton won't be happy with that.
Sadiq trying to control the position but Dayton is working away.
Dayton is trying to buck Sadiq off.
Sadiq looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq is trying to get an arm triangle but Dayton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton defending against the ground and pound.
Sadiq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayton keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sadiq tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sadiq has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dayton wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dayton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sadiq .
A swing and a miss from Dayton.
Dayton lands a nice looking body shot.
Sadiq avoids the head kick by Dayton.
Dayton misses the shot to the body.
Sadiq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayton scores with a head kick. Sadiq tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Saad Sadiq has been cut.
Dayton misses with a straight right.
Sadiq drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dayton sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq shoots in looking for a takedown. Dayton tries to sprawl out of it but Sadiq keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dayton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dayton throws an overhand right that lands on Sadiq 's shoulder, as Sadiq tries to avoid the shot.
Dayton misses with an uppercut
and Sadiq counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sadiq pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dayton is keeping the position for now.
Sadiq is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sadiq throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dayton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sadiq fails with a takedown attempt.
Dayton misses with a right hand
and Sadiq counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sadiq .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadiq is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dayton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dayton has escaped and now he's on top!
Sadiq is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Dayton.
I think Dayton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Dayton!
Xavier Dayton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 1545 p4p, 1260 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 106 p4p, 88 weight class). Adam Bogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo tries to land a body kick
letting Sokol counter with a right hand.
Sokol misses with a looping right.
Sokol misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokol throws a shot from downtown. Bogo moves away and avoids it.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Sokol avoids it well and moves away.
Sokol looks to land a right hand but Bogo moved out of range.
Bogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sokol throws a big shot that misses.
Bogo tries to counter with a takedown but Sokol is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol throws out a powerful jab.
Bogo defending well as Sokol loads up on a big left hand.
Sokol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bogo.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses.
Sokol lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sokol misses its intended target.
Bogo tries to counter with a takedown but Sokol is quick to defend against it.
Sokol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sokol lands an overhand right.
Sokol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sokol blocks a head kick by Bogo.
Bogo misses with an uppercut.
Sokol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sokol scores with a punch to the head.
Bogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokol has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bogo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sokol misses with a hook. Bogo ducked under it nicely.
Bogo needs to keep his hands up - Sokol had a free shot at his head there.
Bogo slips a straight right by Sokol.
Sokol throws a jab when Bogo was well out of range.
Sokol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bogo slips a straight right by Sokol.
Bogo drops his hands momentarily and Sokol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bogo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sokol's head.
Sokol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogo. Bogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sokol lands a glancing blow to the side of Bogo's head.
Sokol misses with a hook
and Bogo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bogo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sokol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokol trying to keep a closed guard but Bogo is proving a slippery customer.
Bogo trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
Sokol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
Bogo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo stopping the sweep attempt from Sokol.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokol being controlled here, momentarily.
Bogo trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
Sokol looking to control.
Sokol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Bogo throws a nice looking combination but Sokol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Sokol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sokol misses with an uppercut. Bogo saw that one coming.
Bogo is looking to counter the offense by Sokol and move into the clinch.
Sokol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogo.
Bogo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sokol sprawls and moves away.
Bogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokol.
Sokol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sokol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sokol avoids the head kick by Bogo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Sokol finds it's target.
Jan Sokol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
Bogo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sokol's guard.
Bogo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sokol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sokol controlling the position.
Sokol keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokol, not yet.
Sokol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bogo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bogo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol chips away with some ground and pound.
Sokol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokol is in close to Bogo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sokol trying to control but Bogo is working from the bottom.
Bogo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sokol should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bogo has tightened it up now! Sokol should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 1403 p4p, 1817 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 193 p4p, 249 weight class). Wilson comes into the arena with Painkiller blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Hidaka sprawls well.
Hidaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Hidaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hidaka.
Hidaka misses with the head strike.
Hidaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hidaka to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hidaka misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka lands a body punch.
Hidaka is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Wilson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Hidaka lands a shoulder strike.
Hidaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hidaka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hidaka.
Hidaka lands a nice uppercut.
Hidaka throws a big uppercut that drops Wilson! More strikes from Hidaka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wilson lies dazed against the cage as Hidaka celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takehiko Hidaka!
Takehiko Hidaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The Wilson was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Korppila (ranked 968 p4p, 642 weight class) and Jacob Handler (ranked 106 p4p, 70 weight class). Korppila comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - The Mauler. Handler has chosen KEEPINITBEEFY as his entrance music. Jacob Handler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Korppila's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Korppila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Handler!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handler showed some decent athleticism there.
Handler tries to pass to full mount but Korppila defends it.
Handler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Korppila wants to control but Handler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Korppila gets full guard.
Handler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korppila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korppila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Handler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Handler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Korppila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Handler is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Handler works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila is fighting to break Handler's control of his arms but Handler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Handler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korppila trying to control but Handler is working from the bottom.
Korppila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Handler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korppila throwing strikes from guard but Handler blocks nicely.
Korppila preventing the sweep.
Handler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Korppila tries to free his leg and advance position but Handler is retaining full guard.
Korppila 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.
Korppila wants to control from the top but Handler keeps moving.
Handler is pulling down on Korppila's head. It's preventing any offense from Korppila, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korppila 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.
Handler keeping full guard, as Korppila tries to pass.
Handler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Korppila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Handler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Korppila's guard.
Handler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Handler landing some decent shots from guard.
Handler wants to pass the guard but Korppila is keeping the position.
Korppila definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Handler passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila is in trouble now - Handler has advanced to mount!
Korppila is working to get back to half guard.
Korppila taking shots to the head.
Handler lands a heavy elbow.
 Korppila is rocked!
Handler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Korppila is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korppila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Korppila slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Handler passes to full mount!
Korppila is squirming around, avoiding Handler's attempts to control the action.
Korppila is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Handler cracks Korppila with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Handler! Korppila is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacob Handler!
Our winner, Jacob Handler, 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.
The defeated Tom Korppila had this to say: 'Well didn’t that suck? He may have beaten me, but could he outwrestle a bear? I don’t think so.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 755 p4p, 577 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 97 p4p, 74 weight class). Pate Ro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow throws a shot to the body.
Ro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow shoots in and gets a takedown into Ro's guard.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Ro blocks nicely.
Romanow landing with the ground and pound.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ro is keeping the position for now.
Ro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro has his hands on Romanow's head, controlling the position.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ro trying to keep a closed guard but Romanow is proving a slippery customer.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romanow cracks Ro with a solid left hand.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
Romanow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Ro pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Romanow working some strikes from top position.
Romanow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romanow stands up over Ro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ro trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Marcel Romanow's cut.
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.
Romanow misses with a takedown
and Ro counters with a straight right hand.
Romanow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanow somewhat.
Romanow with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro ducks under a wild hook from Romanow.
Ro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Romanow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro slips a straight right by Romanow.
Ro walks into a jab.
A jab from Ro misses.
Ro throws a poor cross that misses
and Romanow counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ro!
Ro is looking for a sweep.
Romanow has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Romanow punching from mount but Ro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Romanow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ro is rocked!
Romanow softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Ro is out cold! Romanow jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
Marcel Romanow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 341 p4p, 498 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 22 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Hunna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ro tries to sprawl but Hunna drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunna not doing much here.
Ro is trying to maintain the position but Hunna is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunna trying to control from half guard but Ro is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna stalling away here and it's allowed Ro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hunna tries to free his leg and advance position but Ro is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunna passes Ro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ro wants to get back to full guard.
Hunna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ro trying to hold on to Hunna's head to control him but Hunna postures up.
Hunna is trying to control the action in half guard but Ro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ro wants to control but Hunna is keeping busy.
Hunna controlling the action here.
Hunna prevents Ro from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunna wants to take a breather but Ro is having none of it.
Hunna prevents Ro from improving his position.
Ro is staying active underneath Hunna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hunna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunna.
Hunna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ro but Ro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro misses with a left hand
and Hunna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunna.
Ro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunna trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hunna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hunna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hunna is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunna should have avoided that one.
Ro with a jab.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Hunna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ro throws a body shot but no joy.
Ro misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunna! But no joy.
Hunna throws the left hand but Ro avoids the punch easily.
Ro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ro throws a right hand that Hunna ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunna also avoids with ease.
Hunna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ro with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Ro misses
and Hunna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunna throws a jab when Ro was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pho Hunna dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunna throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ro misses the target.
Hunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ro manages to avoid it.
Hunna lands a nice looking body shot.
Ro slips a straight right by Hunna.
Ro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hunna counter with a right hand.
Ro swings widly with a right hand
letting Hunna counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunna counters with a nice uppercut.
Ro is rocked!
A big right from Ro misses.
Hunna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Ro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunna counters with a double leg. Ro bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Hunna follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Pho Hunna!
An out of breath Pho Hunna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kano Sicarius (ranked 1038 p4p, 550 weight class) and Jay Reepo (ranked 74 p4p, 39 weight class). Sicarius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Klendathu Drop. Jay Reepo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kano Sicarius's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicarius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reepo throws out the jab.
Sicarius cracks a nice hook into Reepo's ribs.
Sicarius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sicarius misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reepo misses the jab.
Sicarius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reepo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reepo is looking to clinch but Sicarius is avoiding it.
Reepo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sicarius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sicarius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reepo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sicarius trying to control but Reepo is working from the bottom.
Reepo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sicarius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sicarius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reepo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reepo has his feet on Sicarius's thighs here. He's pushed Sicarius off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sicarius screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Reepo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwawi Mumba (ranked 644 p4p, 549 weight class) and Jan Siuta (ranked 84 p4p, 76 weight class). Siuta has chosen "Rock Superstar" Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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33
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba looks to land a right hand but Siuta moved out of range.
A big left from Mumba misses.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
Mumba cracks Siuta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've been informed that Siuta 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.
A jab from Mumba finds it's way through Siuta's defenses.
Mumba lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba misses with a hook. Siuta ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Siuta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumba moves away from the strike by Siuta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siuta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mumba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Siuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumba.
Mumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Siuta is just out of range.
A nice side step and Siuta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mumba sizes up Siuta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mumba connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws the left hand but Siuta avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Siuta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Siuta scores with a four punch combination!
Siuta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumba.
A punch combination from Mumba misses.
Despite the aggression on Siuta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siuta circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumba throws a right hand that misses
and Siuta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mumba with a jab.
Mumba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siuta throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Siuta.
Mumba cracks a nice hook into Siuta's ribs.
Siuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siuta misses with a shot to the body
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siuta takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Mumba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Siuta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mumba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mumba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Siuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siuta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mumba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siuta counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Siuta slips under a jab from Mumba.
Siuta throws out a counter right but Mumba avoids it with no problem.
Mumba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siuta can do to turn this around?
Mumba scores with a hook.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Siuta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mumba lands a left and a right that send Siuta crashing to the mat, dazed. Mumba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Siuta is rocked!
Mumba lands an uppercut, right on the button! Siuta tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwawi Mumba!
A victorious Kwawi Mumba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Vrjalya (ranked 260 p4p, 617 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 33 p4p, 80 weight class). Baki Hanma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ken Vrjalya's chin.
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195
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195
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Vrjalya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrjalya takes one to the chin there.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Hanma.
Hanma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanma moves in looking to clinch but Vrjalya pushes him off.
Vrjalya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vrjalya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanma postures up.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Vrjalya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vrjalya controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrjalya working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanma is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Vrjalya has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hanma is looking to defend but Vrjalya has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hanma! Vrjalya pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hanma taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ken Vrjalya!
Ken Vrjalya managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fantasy Threads, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Baki Hanma stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bruh'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kylan Cedillo (ranked 18 p4p, 243 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 3 p4p, 27 weight class). Pandeya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clan In Da Front. Kylan Cedillo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylan Cedillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya forces Cedillo back against the cage and clinches.
Cedillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cedillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cedillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Cedillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
Pandeya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cedillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cedillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Cedillo tries a body shot but Pandeya blocks it.
Cedillo lands a body shot.
Pandeya struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedillo controls his hands.
Cedillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cedillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandeya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedillo's elbow.
Cedillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Cedillo misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya has a couple of punches blocked by Cedillo.
Pandeya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cedillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Pandeya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pandeya blocking some punches.
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
Cedillo blocks a body shot from Pandeya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya blocks a body shot from Cedillo.
Cedillo lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cedillo as the two fighters clinch.
Pandeya can't find room to land a body shot as Cedillo controls the action.
Cedillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cedillo digs a right hand into Pandeya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pandeya's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Pandeya.
A short left from Cedillo.
Cedillo lands a left hand.
Cedillo misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandeya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pandeya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cedillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandeya.
Pandeya swings wildly with an uppercut but Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cedillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pandeya.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cedillo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
Cedillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cedillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandeya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cedillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pandeya tries to throw a body punch but Cedillo avoids it by throwing Pandeya back against the cage.
Pandeya misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pandeya fails to land.
Pandeya tries to throw a body punch but Cedillo avoids it by throwing Pandeya back against the cage.
A short left from Cedillo.
Pandeya tries to throw a body punch but Cedillo avoids it by throwing Pandeya back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cedillo - that landed with a thud.
Cedillo misses with a body punch.
Pandeya digs a right hand into Cedillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cedillo's gas tank.
Cedillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Cedillo cracks Pandeya with a nice body shot.
Cedillo is leaning against Pandeya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cedillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cedillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cedillo fails to land.
Cedillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Pandeya won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Cedillo.
Pandeya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cedillo has a couple of punches blocked by Pandeya.
Pandeya tries a body shot but Cedillo blocks it.
Cedillo misses with some punches.
Cedillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pandeya with a nice calf kick.
Cedillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Pandeya misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandeya.
Pandeya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cedillo misses with an uppercut.
Cedillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pandeya throws a shot from downtown. Cedillo moves away and avoids it.
Cedillo takes one to the side of the head.
Pandeya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cedillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya digs a good body shot into Cedillo's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Cedillo blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Cedillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cedillo slaps away a takedown attempt from Pandeya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Cedillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cedillo looks to land a left hand but Pandeya moved out of range nicely.
Cedillo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cedillo throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya tries to clinch but Cedillo moves out of range.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Cedillo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Kylan Cedillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandeya scoring well with a low kick there.
Cedillo throws a jab when Pandeya was well out of range.
Pandeya connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kylan Cedillo 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cedillo.
Cedillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandeya misses the target.
Cedillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
Cedillo avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
A counter left hand to the body from Cedillo misses its target.
A good leg kick by Pandeya.
Cedillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandeya misses with a looping right.
Pandeya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cedillo counters with a nice body kick.
Pandeya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cedillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya avoids the head kick by Cedillo.
Cedillo lands a big head kick that sends Pandeya tumbling to the mat! Cedillo takes a step backwards and waves Pandeya back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Saurabh Pandeya has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandeya moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cedillo - that landed with a thud.
Cedillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kylan Cedillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cedillo swings for the body but Pandeya moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya gets a clinch.
Cedillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pandeya cracks Cedillo with a nice body shot.
Cedillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Pandeya.
Cedillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Cedillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cedillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pandeya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cedillo takes one to the chin there.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Cedillo throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandeya is looking to clinch but Cedillo is avoiding it.
Pandeya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cedillo.
Cedillo throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Cedillo avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cedillo ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cedillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cedillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandeya slips a jab from Cedillo.
Cedillo misses with a head kick.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the body.
Pandeya is looking to clinch.
Pandeya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandeya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cedillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandeya.
Pandeya shoots in and drives through. Cedillo sprawls well.
Cedillo throws a low kick but Pandeya avoids it.
Pandeya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cedillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandeya takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya lands a really nice looking cross but Cedillo seems unphased.
That kick from Pandeya tenderised Cedillo's leg. Cedillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cedillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandeya.
Pandeya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandeya. That's going to slow Cedillo down.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cedillo.
Good exchange - Pandeya coming out on top.
Cedillo staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Cedillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Pandeya lands.
Cedillo needs to keep his hands up - Pandeya had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cedillo misses the target.
Pandeya lands a body shot.
Pandeya wants to land a leg kick but Cedillo is out of range.
Pandeya looks to score with a jab to the body but Cedillo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cedillo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cedillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cedillo throws a push kick but Pandeya slaps the foot to one side.
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cedillo.
A good leg kick by Pandeya.
The fighters circling - Cedillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandeya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cedillo.
Cedillo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cedillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandeya.
Pandeya shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cedillo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cedillo is trying to keep Pandeya in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cedillo keeping moving, preventing Pandeya from controlling successfully.
Pandeya wants to pass the guard but Cedillo is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
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.
Pandeya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cedillo momentarily.
Pandeya moves into range and clinches up with Cedillo.
Cedillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandeya working aggressively here.
Cedillo throws a head punch that misses.
Pandeya swings wildly with an uppercut but Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pandeya swings wildly with an uppercut but Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya tries to work over Cedillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandeya tries to throw a body punch but Cedillo avoids it by throwing Pandeya back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pandeya blocks an uppercut.
Pandeya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Cedillo.
Cedillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pandeya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cedillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedillo misses with a body punch.
Cedillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandeya backwards.
Pandeya misses with a punch on the inside.
Cedillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandeya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cedillo.
Pandeya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cedillos head.
Cedillo misses with a body punch.
Cedillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cedillo blocks a body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya blocks an uppercut.
Cedillo lands an uppercut.
Cedillo prevents a body shot from Pandeya.
Pandeya throws a head punch that misses.
Pandeya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cedillo backwards.
Pandeya misses with some punches.
Cedillo misses with the head strike.
Cedillo misses with the head strike.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pandeya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cedillo tries to work over Pandeya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cedillo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cedillo.
Pandeya cracks Cedillo with a nice body shot.
Cedillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Cedillo can't find room to land a body shot as Pandeya controls the action.
Cedillo can't find room to land a body shot as Pandeya controls the action.
Pandeya misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cedillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cedillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pandeya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pandeya blocks an uppercut.
Cedillo misses with the head strike.
Cedillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandeya working aggressively here.
Pandeya tries to work over Cedillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandeya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Pandeya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandeya.
A short left from Pandeya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pandeya.
Cedillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cedillo working aggressively here.
Cedillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cedillo lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cedillo on the inside.
Cedillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pandeya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pandeya shoots in for a double leg but Cedillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cedillo is looking to counter punch.
Cedillo throws a hook to the side of Pandeya's head but Pandeya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cedillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Pandeya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandeya lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandeya.
Cedillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pandeya jabs at Cedillo's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cedillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandeya moves away.
Pandeya lands with a nice body punch.
Cedillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Pandeya misses
and Cedillo counters with a nice body shot.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cedillo moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandeya.
Pandeya lands with a good body shot.
Cedillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cedillo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kylan Cedillo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pandeya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pandeya. That snapped Cedillo's head back.
Cedillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandeya throws a leg kick which misses Cedillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Cedillo tries to avoid it.
Pandeya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Cedillo misses.
Cedillo misses with a hook.
Cedillo works the jab nicely.
Pandeya swings for the body but Cedillo moves out of range.
Cedillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya with the inside leg kick.
Cedillo swings for the body but Pandeya moves out of range.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Cedillo looks to land a right hand but Pandeya moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya cracks Cedillo with a good jab.
Pandeya shoots and misses
and Cedillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pandeya is defended easily by Cedillo.
Pandeya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Pandeya.
Cedillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cedillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kylan Cedillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saurabh Pandeya.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandeya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pandeya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
Pandeya throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Cedillo counter with a right hand.
Pandeya throws a leg kick
and Cedillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandeya checks a low kick from Cedillo.
Pandeya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pandeya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cedillo's hands.
Pandeya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cedillo checks it well.
Cedillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cedillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandeya throws a low kick but Cedillo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pandeya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cedillo manages to avoid it.
Cedillo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pandeya avoids it.
Pandeya throws out a loose jab but Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Pandeya.
Pandeya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cedillo.
Pandeya lands with a good body shot.
Cedillo misses with an uppercut.
And Pandeya tries to counter it with a takedown but Cedillo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pandeya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pandeya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandeya defending well as Cedillo loads up on a big left hand.
Pandeya thumps Cedillo with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya looks to land a right hand but Cedillo moved out of range.
Cedillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cedillo looks to throw the jab but Pandeya is out of range.
Cedillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandeya.
Cedillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cedillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
Cedillo misses with a low kick as Pandeya jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandeya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cedillo on the side of the head.
A low kick from Pandeya is predictable there
enabling Cedillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Cedillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Saurabh Pandeya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
That's time! Cedillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cedillo throws a wild body kick that Pandeya sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandeya.
Cedillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cedillo walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandeya.
Pandeya connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandeya is looking to chop away at Cedillo's legs.
Cedillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cedillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pandeya scoring well with a low kick there.
Cedillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cedillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pandeya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good shot there by Pandeya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedillo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pandeya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cedillo has his feet on Pandeya's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pandeya tries to close the distance and clinch but Cedillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandeya looks for a takedown but Cedillo sprawls well.
Cedillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandeya connects with a solid leg kick.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Cedillo moves out of range.
Pandeya takes a swing at Cedillo's ribcage but misses.
Cedillo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cedillo ducks right into an uppercut from Pandeya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cedillo throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Cedillo cracks Pandeya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandeya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cedillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandeya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandeya throws a jab when Cedillo was well out of range.
Cedillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cedillo.
Pandeya stuns Cedillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandeya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandeya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandeya lands a jab to Cedillo's midsection.
Pandeya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cedillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cedillo. That did some damage!
A big right from Cedillo misses.
Cedillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cedillo connects with a leg kick.
Pandeya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cedillo cracks Pandeya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandeya fails with a takedown attempt.
Cedillo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kylan Cedillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saurabh Pandeya.
Cedillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cedillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandeya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cedillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandeya scores with a body shot.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Pandeya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cedillo tests Pandeya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Cedillo - just one landing.
Cedillo throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Pandeya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cedillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pandeya 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
Saurabh Pandeya is the new lightweight champion!
Saurabh Pandeya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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