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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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170 cm 27 160 18 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Granite chin |
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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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