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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan has chosen French National Anthem as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schoots.
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Cerdan's head back.
Cerdan slips under a jab from Schoots.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cerdan enables Schoots to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cerdan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cerdan wants to stand but Schoots is controlling the position.
Schoots is looking to work some ground and pound but Cerdan has wrist control.
Schoots stops Cerdan from standing up.
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.
Schoots seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcel Cerdan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Schoots works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerdan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schoots thuds his right hand into Cerdan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Schoots.
Cerdan throws a shot from downtown. Schoots moves away and avoids it.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerdan leaves Schoots with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cerdan gets caught napping as Schoots dives in and scores a takedown. Cerdan manages to retain guard.
Schoots engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cerdan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schoots trying to control but Cerdan is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Romano Schoots wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cerdan misses with a wild combination.
Schoots closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schoots.
Schoots changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cerdan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerdan tries to clinch there but Schoots circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schoots closes the distance but Cerdan moves to the side
and Cerdan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Cerdan avoids them all with ease.
Cerdan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerdan slips under a jab.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Schoots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerdan was well out of range. Poor timing from Schoots.
Schoots tries to bum rush Cerdan with a series of wild strikes but Cerdan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerdan tries to clinch but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cerdan connects with a looping right hand.
Schoots lands a glancing blow to the side of Cerdan's head.
Schoots misses with a series of wild punches.
Schoots punishes Cerdan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a few strikes there.
Cerdan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Schoots does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Schoots misses.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerdan moves into the clinch.
Cerdan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schoots is looking to control Cerdan's arms but Cerdan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schoots has his back to the cage.
Cerdan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schoots misses with a knee strike.
Cerdan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schoots blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schoots takes a shot to the head.
Cerdan lands a body punch.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but Cerdan blocks it.
Cerdan scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerdan trying to control the position but instead, Schoots has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cerdan into the cage.
Schoots is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cerdan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerdan.
Cerdan misses with some punches.
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 Romano Schoots will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerdan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schoots connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Schoots misses.
Cerdan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerdan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Cerdan does no damage.
Schoots throws a hook but Cerdan avoids it easily.
Cerdan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schoots momentarily.
Cerdan has closed the distance and engaged Schoots in a clinch.
Schoots lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cerdan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Schoots drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cerdan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schoots.
Schoots misses with a body punch.
Schoots scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cerdan throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Schoots goes for a takedown attempt but Cerdan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Cerdan misses.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots throws a solid leg kick but Cerdan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schoots.
Schoots sizes up Cerdan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Schoots.
Cerdan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schoots takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schoots misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cerdan to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Cerdan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cerdan throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
Cerdan blocks a jab.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
Cerdan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schoots uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerdan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schoots fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Cerdan both land. Nice combination.
Schoots is rocked!
Cerdan misses the jab.
Schoots cracks Cerdan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cerdan checks the leg kick.
Cerdan misses with a hook
and Schoots counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schoots fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoots slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Some wild striking there from Cerdan.
Schoots comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schoots moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
Schoots scores with a nice right hand.
Schoots scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan misses the shot to the body.
Schoots fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cerdan takes a swing at Schoots's ribcage but misses.
Schoots gets tackled into the cage by Cerdan. Cerdan maintains the clinch.
Schoots working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerdan blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Cerdan.
A short body shot lands from Cerdan as the two fighters clinch.
Schoots is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schoots misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots managing to block the knees to the body from Cerdan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerdan.
Schoots lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cerdan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cerdan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Cerdan to work.
Cerdan scores with a shot to the side of Schoots's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerdan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cerdan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cerdan.
Schoots with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cerdan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerdan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but Cerdan blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Cerdan.
Cerdan has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
Cerdan misses with some punches.
Schoots fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerdan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cerdan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schoots.
Schoots has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cerdan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cerdan has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots blocks an uppercut.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Schoots makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerdan misses with some punches.
Schoots scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cerdan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
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!
Cerdan throws a looping overhand right but Schoots ducks down to avoid it.
Cerdan loads up on a big right hand but Schoots slips the punch.
Cerdan tries to move into range but Schoots moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schoots gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schoots lands a body punch.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schoots blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schoots tries for a takedown but Cerdan manages to get underhooks.
Cerdan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schoots's elbow.
Schoots pushes Cerdan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cerdan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schoots holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerdan working aggressively here.
Schoots blocking some punches.
Schoots manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cerdan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schoots looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerdan can't find room to land a body shot as Schoots controls the action.
Schoots throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots scores with a knee to the head.
Cerdan is rocked!
Schoots misses with the head strike.
Cerdan is still on wobbly legs! Can Schoots finish him?
Schoots is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cerdan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schoots blocking some punches.
Cerdan seems to have recovered his senses.
Schoots is trying to drag Cerdan to the mat but Cerdan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerdan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schoots.
Schoots tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Cerdan.
A head punch on the inside from Schoots fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cerdan blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cerdan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerdan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots lands with a right to the head.
Schoots swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerdan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Schoots. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerdan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerdan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schoots uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Cerdan.
Schoots stalling the fight.
Schoots blocks an elbow strike.
Schoots misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schoots is trying to drag Cerdan to the mat but Cerdan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cerdan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cerdan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schoots backwards.
Cerdan misses with the head strike.
Cerdan is pressed up against the cage. Schoots has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cerdan down to the mat. Cerdan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cerdan lunges at Schoots with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schoots's hand.
Oh Schoots is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cerdan.
Schoots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerdan misses with a looping right.
Cerdan moves out of range as Schoots strikes.
Schoots avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
Schoots scores with a jab. Cerdan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cerdan lands with a right that hurts Schoots. Schoots looks to clinch but Cerdan throws a short knee that drops Schoots. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Marcel Cerdan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcel Cerdan thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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