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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cowboy. Strugalsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strugalsky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone lands a jab to the nose.
Cerrone cracks Strugalsky with a good jab.
Cerrone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cerrone counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cerrone 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 Strugalsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strugalsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roman Strugalsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strugalsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strugalsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strugalsky wants to clinch up but Cerrone keeps it at a distance.
Strugalsky tries to clinch there but Cerrone circles away.
Cerrone throws a series of punches but Strugalsky moves out of range.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
Cerrone lands a head shot.
Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Strugalsky.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a head kick that Strugalsky semi-blocks.
Strugalsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strugalsky wants to clinch
and Cerrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Strugalsky moves in looking to clinch but Cerrone pushes him off.
Strugalsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cerrone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Strugalsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strugalsky moves in looking to clinch but Cerrone pushes him off.
Strugalsky wants to clinch but Cerrone slips to the side
and Cerrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strugalsky wants to clinch
and Cerrone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strugalsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Cerrone circles away and keeps his distance.
Strugalsky instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
Strugalsky trying to land knees to the body.
Strugalsky avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strugalsky trying to land knees to the body.
Cerrone wants to break free but Strugalsky has control.
Cerrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Cerrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerrone takes an elbow to the temple.
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but Strugalsky is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cerrone tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strugalsky lands a damaging elbow.
Strugalsky misses with an elbow strike.
Strugalsky has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strugalsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerrone's efforts to push away.
Strugalsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strugalsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
Cerrone tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
Cerrone is looking to break free of the clinch but Strugalsky has double underhooks.
Cerrone jumps guard and drags Strugalsky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strugalsky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cerrone is proving hard to escape from.
Cerrone working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strugalsky stands up and waves to Cerrone to follow him.
Cerrone tries to keep at a distance but Strugalsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Strugalsky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cerrone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cerrone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cerrone takes an elbow to the temple.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strugalsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cerrone's defenses.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Donald Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strugalsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerrone circles away.
Cerrone tests Strugalsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Strugalsky with a series of wild strikes but Strugalsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donald Cerrone is winning the standup battle so far.
Strugalsky closes the distance and clinches.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Strugalsky lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerrone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cerrone tries to break free but Strugalsky pushes him back against the cage.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow.
Strugalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cerrone trying to land knees to the body.
Cerrone breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up but Cerrone circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cerrone finds it's target.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerrone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerrone misses with a head kick.
Strugalsky wants to clinch but Cerrone slips to the side
and Cerrone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerrone lands with a slapping head kick.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cerrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strugalsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Cerrone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerrone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strugalsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cerrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cerrone!
Strugalsky looks to clinch
letting Cerrone counter with a right hand.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerrone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerrone dips to his left and cracks Strugalsky with an uppercut!
Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Strugalsky.
Cerrone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a hook but Strugalsky blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerrone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Strugalsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cerrone counters with a nice body kick.
Cerrone with a jab.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but Cerrone moves away
and Cerrone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strugalsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerrone circles away.
Strugalsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Strugalsky is looking to clinch but Cerrone is avoiding it.
Cerrone feints and then cracks Strugalsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strugalsky down.
Strugalsky drives through and clinches with Cerrone against the cage.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Strugalsky has the dominant position.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strugalsky lands an elbow that stopped Cerrone in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Strugalsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
Strugalsky has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cerrone tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
Roman Strugalsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strugalsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strugalsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cerrone blocks an elbow strike.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cerrone is rocked!
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Cerrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strugalsky pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cerrone! Strugalsky unloads with more strikes and Cerrone sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Strugalsky!
After the big win, Roman Strugalsky made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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