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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano comes to the cage accompanied by Uniikki - Pätkätöis. Khan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing In The Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pelle Hermano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atilla Khan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Hermano tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermano throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khan was covering up waiting for the punch and Hermano finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hermano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hermano trying to move into half guard but instead Khan has managed to sweep!
Khan tries to stand but Hermano is controlling from the bottom.
Khan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hermano, up you get!
A punch combination from Hermano misses.
Hermano misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Hermano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano lands a jab to the head.
Hermano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hermano is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hermano avoid being mounted?
Khan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hermano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
A head kick misses from Hermano.
Hermano tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hermano misses with a straight right.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan moves forwards but Hermano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries to clinch but Hermano is having none of it.
Hermano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermano throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan tries to clinch but Hermano moves out of range.
Hermano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Hermano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan moves away from the strike by Hermano.
Hermano misses with a body shot.
Hermano lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Hermano.
Hermano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermano throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Hermano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hermano with a nice cross.
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!
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Hermano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Hermano looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Hermano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermano looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Hermano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hermano misses with a hook
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan tries to clinch up but Hermano circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Hermano has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hermano cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan avoids the body shot from Hermano.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan darts in and clinches Hermano up against the cage.
Hermano throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano throws a head punch that misses.
Hermano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hermano fails to land.
Hermano is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Hermano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hermano fails to land.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Hermano breaks from the clinch.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Hermano pushes him off.
Hermano scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a looping right.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hermano.
Hermano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Hermano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan drives through with a takedown into Hermano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khan wants to stand and escape but instead Hermano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Hermano is having none of it.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Hermano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermano stops Khan from standing up.
Hermano throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermano won't allow Khan to get back to his feet.
Hermano pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano lands strikes from half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Hermano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hermano is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hermano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hermano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khan is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hermano lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Hermano takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hermano throws an off balance right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermano throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Hermano only half commits.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan avoids the head kick by Hermano.
Hermano connects with a looping right hand.
Khan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hermano on his heels. He'll look to pass Hermano's guard now, I'm sure.
Pelle Hermano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Hermano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hermano trying to control the position.
Khan is looking to stand up but Hermano won't let him.
Khan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khan tries to clinch but Hermano is having none of it.
Hermano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pelle Hermano is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Atilla Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermano just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan tries to clinch but Hermano is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Hermano.
Hermano throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hermano.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Hermano.
Hermano goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermano lands with a cross.
Hermano throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Hermano only half commits.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hermano dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Hermano misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Hermano counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Khan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hermano connects with a decent elbow.
Khan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Khan tries to escape but Hermano is in control.
Hermano throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
Hermano is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermano cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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