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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Van Der Sloot (ranked 1479 p4p, 855 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 135 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Van Der Sloot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Van Der Sloot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Van Der Sloot.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero clinches up with Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Sloot takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
Van Der Sloot is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Der Sloot has his back to the cage.
Van Der Sloot avoiding damage.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sloot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero forces Van Der Sloot back against the cage and clinches.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Der Sloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Der Sloot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Der Sloot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sloot stalling the fight.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sloot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Sloot goes for a double leg but Romero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Romero continues to drive forward.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Van Der Sloot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sloot throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Der Sloot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero forces Van Der Sloot back against the cage and clinches.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Sloot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Van Der Sloot tries to tie him up.
Van Der Sloot can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Van Der Sloot back into the cage.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Van Der Sloot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Ernesto Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero has Van Der Sloot up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Sloot is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Der Sloot has his back to the cage.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Der Sloot stalls.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Sloot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot moves out of range.
Van Der Sloot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sloot.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero 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.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot is having none of it.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Der Sloot trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sloot into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Van Der Sloot would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero leaves Van Der Sloot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Van Der Sloot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and presses him up against the cage.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot scores with a nice strike.
Romero has Van Der Sloot up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romero letting Van Der Sloot take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sloot into the cage.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Sloot swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero gets a clinch.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Ernesto Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sloot misses the shot to the body.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot leaning against his opponent.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero darts in and clinches Van Der Sloot up against the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sloot.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Van Der Sloot wants to stall.
Van Der Sloot stalling.
Van Der Sloot blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Van Der Sloot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Sloot throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Romero misses.
Van Der Sloot attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Van Der Sloot looking to stall.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Sloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Van Der Sloot takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Der Sloot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sloot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Sloot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romero sprawls and moves away.
Van Der Sloot takes one to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Sloot.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Sloot.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Sloot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Van Der Sloot is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sloot into the cage.
Van Der Sloot stalling against the cage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Sloot is struggling to control the position.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch but Van Der Sloot is having none of it.
Van Der Sloot tries to counter with a takedown but Romero is quick to defend against it.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Van Der Sloot back into the cage.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Sloot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Sloot taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sloot backwards.
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!
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Sloot.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Van Der Sloot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Der Sloot is trying to stall.
Van Der Sloot seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Romero is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Van Der Sloot stalling.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero darts in and clinches Van Der Sloot up against the cage.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero tries to clinch up but Van Der Sloot circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Sloot attempts a counter takedown but Romero avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sloot gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sloot gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Van Der Sloot.
Van Der Sloot trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Van Der Sloot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Sloot tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Van Der Sloot.
Romero tries to clinch there but Van Der Sloot circles away.
Van Der Sloot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romero rushes Van Der Sloot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Sloot looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Der Sloot stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Viktor Van Der Sloot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Sloot throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Romero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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