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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Hermano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deadhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
37 - 25 - 2 |
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148 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermano lands a slapping body shot.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Hermano throws a leg kick
and Hermano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermano throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermano misses with a low kick.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Hermano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hermano.
Anders has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anders connects with a body shot that sends Hermano's belly button to the back.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
Anders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hermano can pounce on him.
Hermano walks into a stiff left hand from Anders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermano clinches up against the cage.
Hermano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hermano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hermano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders controls Hermano momentarily but Hermano frees himself.
Hermano is fighting to break Anders's control of his arms but Anders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hermano content to stall in guard here.
Hermano stands and throws Anders's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anders is trying to control Hermano's posture but Hermano avoids it.
Hermano working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders is holding Hermano down, trying to stall.
Hermano tries to score with some ground and pound. Anders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anders regains half guard, as Hermano was trying to land strikes.
Hermano wants to pass the guard but Anders is defending well.
Hermano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hermano prevents Anders from improving his position.
Hermano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hermano working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Anders's thigh. Anders counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anders working a defensive guard here.
Anders controlling the position.
Hermano looking to sit in guard and control but Anders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermano trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anders has passed into half guard!
Hermano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anders seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hermano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hermano actively working from the bottom here.
Hermano trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anders's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anders's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders rolls, trying to escape but Hermano keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hermano feints and as Anders raises his hands in defense, Hermano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Hermano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hermano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hermano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pelle Hermano has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anders is trying to keep Hermano in close.
Anders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hermano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano looking to sit in guard and control but Anders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hermano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anders manages to get himself to full guard.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermano.
Hermano stopping the sweep attempt from Anders.
Anders keeping full guard, as Hermano tries to pass.
Hermano connects with a couple of short punches.
Hermano postures up.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano throwing strikes but missing.
Hermano lands a couple of elbows.
Hermano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermano is looking to pass into half guard but Anders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anders is in guard.
Hermano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
Anders controlling from the top position.
Hermano is looking for a triangle but Anders pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking to control.
Hermano isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anders stacks Hermano on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anders!
Hermano sneaks back into half guard.
Anders passes to side control.
Anders remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Anders tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is trying to improve his position.
Anders is looking to take a break and control but Hermano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anders remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anders cracks Hermano with an open hand slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anders. Hermano shrugs it off though.
Anders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hermano fails to land with a series of punches.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermano misses with a straight left.
Anders lands a head kick. Hermano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders thuds a left hand into Hermano's body.
Hermano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermano throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hermano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano tries to clinch but Anders moves out of range.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders checks a low kick from Hermano.
Hermano throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Anders is looking to wear down Hermano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hermano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anders tries to avoid it but Hermano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anders to the ground. Anders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anders is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anders blocks a low kick nicely.
Anders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anders is looking to slow Hermano down with leg kicks.
A jab from Anders misses.
Anders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Hermano connects with an inside leg kick.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to keep at a distance but Hermano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anders blocking some punches.
Hermano struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Hermano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hermano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermano takes a shot to the head.
Hermano has Anders pressed against the cage, preventing Anders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anders tries to circle away but Hermano has him pinned against the cage.
Hermano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hermano.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Hermano.
Hermano has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anders manages to break the clinch.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Hermano. Hermano gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders swings for the body but Hermano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermano.
Anders misses with a jab to the body
and Hermano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anders's knee momentarily.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anders's hands.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Hermano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hermano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anders as he jumps to the side.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Hermano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Hermano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hermano.
Hermano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
Anders swings for the body but Hermano moves out of range.
Hermano throws a nice looking combination but Anders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Hermano feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Hermano pushes him off.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Hermano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hermano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hermano throws a hook but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders misses with a shot to the body
and Hermano counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Hermano catches Anders right on the button with a cross.
Hermano has closed the distance and engaged Anders in a clinch.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hermano 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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