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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 1589 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 184 p4p, 176 weight class). Sadaval comes to the cage accompanied by Prohibido Olvidar. Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song as his entrance music. Marc Tong Panong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong Panong moves into the clinch.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadaval gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sadaval wants to stand up but Tong Panong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sadaval stops Tong Panong from getting back to his feet.
Sadaval wants to stand up but Tong Panong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tong Panong has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sadaval is on him like a limpet, forcing Tong Panong back against the cage.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tong Panong as Sadaval tries to tie him up.
Tong Panong misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tong Panong landing knees to the head.
Sadaval gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Sadaval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval prevents Tong Panong from standing back up.
Sadaval seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tong Panong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sadaval trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tong Panong is trying to stand up here but Sadaval is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Tong Panong misses its intended target.
Sadaval circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sadaval counters with a body kick that stops Tong Panong in his tracks momentarily.
Tong Panong wants to clinch.
Sadaval fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tong Panong just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sadaval wants to break free but Tong Panong has control.
Tong Panong tries to work over Sadaval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tong Panong misses with some punches.
Tong Panong misses with a body punch.
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sadaval - that will leave a mark!
Tong Panong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sadaval to score with a decent uppercut.
Tong Panong clinches up against the cage.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadaval is trying to break free.
Sadaval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadaval scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadaval lands with a right hand.
Tong Panong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sadavals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Horacio Sadaval has been cut.
Tong Panong moves into the clinch successfully.
Tong Panong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadaval backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sadaval.
Tong Panong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tong Panong tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Tong Panong back against the cage.
Sadaval is trying to force a seperation but Tong Panong has the dominant position.
Tong Panong lands a nice knee to the body.
Sadaval is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tong Panong pushes Sadaval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tong Panong missing with knees to the body.
Tong Panong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tong Panong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tong Panong struggles to land a body shot inside as Sadaval controls his hands.
Sadaval takes a shot to the head.
Tong Panong trying to land knees to the body.
Sadaval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tong Panong prevents a body shot from Sadaval.
Sadaval managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tong Panong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sadaval in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tong Panong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tong Panong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadaval trying to stall but Tong Panong improves his position.
Tong Panong looking to throw knees to the head but Sadaval is blocking nicely.
Sadaval working aggressively here.
Tong Panong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sadaval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tong Panong closes the distance and pushes Sadaval back into the cage.
Sadaval is trying to force a seperation but Tong Panong has the dominant position.
Tong Panong has Sadaval pressed against the cage, preventing Sadaval from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sadaval tries to work over Tong Panong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadaval is leaning against Tong Panong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sadaval is trying to break free.
Sadaval takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tong Panong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sadaval.
Sadaval is breathing heavily.
Tong Panong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Sadaval's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tong Panong forces Sadaval back against the cage and clinches.
Sadaval is trying to break the clinch but Tong Panong has him pressed against the cage.
Sadaval wants to get back to striking at distance but Tong Panong won't allow it.
Tong Panong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tong Panong is working Sadaval over against the cage.
Sadaval takes a shot to the head.
Tong Panong pushes Sadaval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tong Panong lands a nice elbow.
Sadaval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tong Panong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tong Panong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tong Panong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tong Panong pushes Sadaval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sadaval in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tong Panong scores with a knee to the head.
Tong Panong lands a nice shot to the body.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Tong Panong on the inside.
Tong Panong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tong Panong lands a nice elbow.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the head.
Sadaval is rocked!
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
Oh Sadaval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tong Panong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tong Panong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tong Panong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadaval backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tong Panong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tong Panong has Sadaval pressed against the cage. He pushes Sadaval back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Tong Panong throws a beautiful elbow that sends Sadaval crashing to the floor! Tong Panong piles on the pressure with more strikes! Sadaval is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Tong Panong!
Marc Tong Panong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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