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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 584 p4p, 527 weight class) and Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 65 p4p, 60 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Acerbi's choice of entrance music: Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Panfilo Acerbi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 31 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Acerbi. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Acerbi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acerbi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Assndrop counters by clinching up.
Acerbi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Acerbi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Acerbi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acerbi throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Acerbi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assndrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acerbi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop dips to his left and cracks Acerbi with an uppercut!
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assndrop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Acerbi misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop ducks right into an uppercut from Acerbi.
Assndrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assndrop dips to his left and cracks Acerbi with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acerbi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Assndrop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop tests Acerbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Acerbi.
Acerbi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Acerbi checks the leg kick.
Acerbi throws the kick towards the body but Assndrop avoids it.
Assndrop is looking to counter punch.
Acerbi slips a straight right by Assndrop.
Acerbi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Acerbi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Acerbi misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assndrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acerbi.
Acerbi blocks a low kick nicely.
Acerbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Acerbi lands with a kick to the temple. Assndrop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
Acerbi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acerbi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Assndrop scores with a punch to the head.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Acerbi.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acerbi.
Acerbi blocks a jab.
Assndrop connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Acerbi catches Assndrop right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Acerbi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assndrop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assndrop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Acerbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Assndrop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acerbi moves away.
Acerbi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assndrop is able to avoid easily.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Acerbi moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Assndrop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Acerbi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Acerbi throws a head kick but Assndrop moves out of range.
Acerbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acerbi manages to avoid it.
Acerbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Acerbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acerbi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
Assndrop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
Acerbi throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Acerbi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Assndrop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Acerbi under the eye.
Acerbi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Acerbi is looking for the big counter here.
Some bone on bone action there as Assndrop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acerbi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Assndrop will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Acerbi blocks the leg kick.
Acerbi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acerbi misses with a two punch combination.
Assndrop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acerbi momentarily.
Acerbi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
Acerbi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Acerbi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Acerbi is looking to chop away at Assndrop's legs.
Acerbi tries to move into range but Assndrop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Assndrop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Assndrop walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop thumps Acerbi with a low kick.
Assndrop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assndrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Acerbi slips under a jab.
Maurits Assndrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Acerbi throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Acerbi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Acerbi throws a head kick but Assndrop moves out of range.
Acerbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Acerbi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Acerbi moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acerbi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
Nice defenses there by Acerbi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Acerbi.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Assndrop here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Acerbi loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Assndrop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Acerbi moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Assndrop misses with a hook. Acerbi ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
and Acerbi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assndrop's knee momentarily.
Assndrop lands a jab.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Assndrop tenderised Acerbi's leg. Acerbi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Acerbi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acerbi throws a head kick but Assndrop moves out of range.
Acerbi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assndrop's head.
Acerbi throws a head kick that misses.
Acerbi staying out of range there.
Assndrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Assndrop coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acerbi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Acerbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Acerbi moves out of range easily.
Assndrop jabs at Acerbi's body.
Acerbi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assndrop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Acerbi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Acerbi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Acerbi throws a head kick that misses
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Acerbi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assndrop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Acerbi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Acerbi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assndrop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acerbi's sensitive parts.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Acerbi didn't see that one coming.
Acerbi throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Acerbi feints a counter leg kick.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Acerbi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acerbi throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Acerbi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acerbi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acerbi. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acerbi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Acerbi. Acerbi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assndrop defending well as Acerbi loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Assndrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acerbi blocks a jab.
Acerbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acerbi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Acerbi moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop throws a hook but Acerbi avoids it easily.
Acerbi keeps the fight on the outside.
Acerbi throws a solid leg kick but Assndrop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Acerbi.
Acerbi fails to land with a series of punches.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Acerbi off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Acerbi. That snapped Assndrop's head back.
Assndrop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acerbi momentarily.
Acerbi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Acerbi moved out of range nicely.
Acerbi throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Acerbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assndrop. Assndrop obviously looking to wear him down.
Acerbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Acerbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assndrop lands with a cross.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Acerbi's head but Acerbi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acerbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
Acerbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Acerbi slips a jab from Assndrop.
Acerbi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acerbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Acerbi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acerbi blocks a leg kick.
Acerbi misses with the body kick
and Assndrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assndrop with a hook.
Acerbi throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Assndrop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acerbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Assndrop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Acerbi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Assndrop will feel that in the morning.
Acerbi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Acerbi.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Acerbi moved out of range.
Acerbi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Assndrop appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Acerbi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop tries to clinch up but Acerbi circles away and keeps his distance.
Assndrop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acerbi. Acerbi obviously looking to wear him down.
Acerbi misses with a head kick.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Acerbi! But no joy.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Acerbi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assndrop is looking to score with low kicks.
Acerbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acerbi ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Acerbi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assndrop on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi moves out of range of the leg kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop rushes Acerbi and presses him up against the cage.
Acerbi pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acerbi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assndrop manages to get himself to full guard.
Assndrop has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Acerbi has passed into side control.
Acerbi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Assndrop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Acerbi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Assndrop!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Assndrop is surviving well by controlling Acerbi's body position as best he can.
Assndrop tries to hold on but Acerbi pushes him away.
Acerbi wants to control the pace but Assndrop is squirming around nicely.
Assndrop prevents Acerbi from taking his back.
Acerbi content just to control the position here.
Acerbi has hold of Assndrop's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Assndrop manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi wants to finish this one by submission but Assndrop is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Acerbi.
Assndrop is squirming around, avoiding Acerbi's attempts to control the action.
Assndrop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panfilo Acerbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panfilo Acerbi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assndrop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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