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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Perez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Frederick with that takedown attempt.
Frederick looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frederick's hands.
Frederick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Perez.
Perez steps into range and cracks Frederick with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Frederick flops backwards and Perez dives into his guard looking to finish!
Frederick is rocked!
It looks like Matt Frederick has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez wants to stand but Frederick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oh Frederick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perez is looking to stand up but Frederick won't let him.
Frederick seems to have got his legs back now.
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frederick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frederick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perez is looking to stand up but Frederick won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perez lands a nice shot to the body.
Frederick shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez stalks Frederick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frederick's face. Frederick staggers backwards, shaken.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez works over Frederick's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frederick.
Perez lands a jab-cross combination.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Frederick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Perez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frederick doesn't seem phased though.
Frederick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matt Frederick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez misses with the combination.
Frederick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frederick.
Nice jab there from Perez.
Perez scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederick shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Frederick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frederick dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Gary Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Frederick.
Frederick tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Perez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Perez as Frederick shoots in.
Perez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez digs a good hook to Frederick's body.
Frederick closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Frederick pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frederick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Frederick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frederick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez throws a right hand that Frederick ducks under and follows up with a left that Frederick also avoids with ease.
Perez misses with the combination.
Frederick clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frederick prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Frederick is controlling the position.
Frederick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frederick looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez lands with a kick to the temple. Frederick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Frederick on that attempt.
Perez throws a right hand that Frederick ducks under and follows up with a left that Frederick also avoids with ease.
Perez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Frederick throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Perez as Frederick shoots in.
Perez lands a head kick. Frederick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perez throws out a powerful jab.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Frederick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Frederick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Frederick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perez throws a head kick that half lands.
A left lands for Perez.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Perez throws a body kick that misses.
Perez throws a right and a left that Frederick avoids nicely.
Frederick throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Frederick dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frederick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Gary Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frederick forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Frederick won't allow it.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frederick prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Frederick. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez is trying to break free.
Frederick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Frederick won't allow it.
Frederick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frederick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez wants to break free but Frederick has control.
Frederick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frederick tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Frederick won't allow it.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Frederick misses with a knee strike.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frederick prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Frederick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
Frederick prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez wants to break free but Frederick has control.
Frederick looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frederick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Frederick won't allow it.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Frederick'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Frederick shoots in but no luck this time.
Matt Frederick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Perez scores with a four punch combination!
Perez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perez.
Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez blocks a head kick by Frederick.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frederick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frederick tries for a takedown but Perez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frederick shoots in but no luck this time.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Perez misses with the combination.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frederick tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throws a one two combo.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Frederick looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.
Frederick tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Frederick on that attempt.
Frederick shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Frederick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Frederick shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frederick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perez with a nice cross.
Frederick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
Frederick lands with a nice combination. Perez backs away looking to recover.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Frederick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frederick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick blocks a head kick by Perez.
Frederick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez looks to land a combination. Frederick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frederick forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Frederick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to break free.
Frederick misses with a knee to the head.
Frederick prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Frederick tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Frederick tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Perez wants to break free but Frederick has control.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Frederick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Frederick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perez wants to break free but Frederick has control.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frederick has him pressed against the cage.
Frederick keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Frederick keeps him there for the moment.
Frederick misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Frederick misses with a knee to the head.
Frederick tries a knee to the head but Perez blocks it.
Frederick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick passes Perez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frederick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Perez to get to his feet.
Frederick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perez's waist but Perez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frederick off to one side.
Matt Frederick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez swinging wilding here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Perez.
I've got Perez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Perez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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