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Event:
Bellicose 108
Date: Jun 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Vrabec lands a head shot.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vrabec connects with the punch.
Vrabec scores with a head kick.
#ROC#Perez is rocked!
Vrabec seems to be stalking Perez here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Perez drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Petr Vrabec! |
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Event:
Bellicose 94 - Prospects 2
Date: May 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Perez misses with a right hand #KD#
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Perez! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Perez to his feet! Perez is in big trouble!#ROC#Perez is rocked!
Williams goes for a small jab and connects. Now Williams goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Perez stumbles back but Williams runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Perez to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Perez will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kelly Williams!
Kelly Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022 in Osaka
Date: Mar 21, 2022 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez takes a swing at Strong 's ribcage but misses.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Strong clinches up against the ropes.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez blocking some punches.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position. #T1#
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Strong misses with some punches.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez taking a breather.
Come on Perez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perez wants to stall.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A body shot lands from Strong .
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Strong has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Strong .
Perez avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
Clinton Strong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez wants to break free but Strong has control.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is pushing Strong up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perez tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Strong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow. #T1#
Strong tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez looking to stall.
Strong pushes Perez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Strong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Strong keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong lands a knee to the head.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
A short right from Strong on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strong up against the ropes.
Perez blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Strong slips under a jab.
Strong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Strong is looking to clinch. #CL#
Strong takes the fight into the clinch.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strong tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strong up against the ropes.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clinton Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Perez blocks a body shot from Strong .
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards. #T2#
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Strong .
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Strong lands a nice elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joao Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Strong ! |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022 in Tokyo
Date: Mar 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Miyamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Miyamoto.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Miyamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Miyamoto slips under a jab from Perez.
Miyamoto tries to counter by clinching up but Perez breaks away and moves out of range.
Joao Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Miyamoto counters by clinching up.
Miyamoto stalling the fight.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyamoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miyamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#T1##CL#
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyamoto has Perez pressed against the ropes, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto cracks Perez with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Perez backing up. Perez nods at Miyamoto to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC#Perez is rocked!
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Miyamoto slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Miyamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto punishes Perez's body with a nice straight punch.
Joao Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Miyamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Miyamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez closes the distance but Miyamoto moves to the side
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miyamoto works the jab nicely.
Miyamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.#CL#
Miyamoto has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Perez wants to clinch.#CL#
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyamoto lands a two punch combo.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Miyamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigatsu Miyamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Miyamoto rushes Perez and presses him up against the ropes.
Perez is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Miyamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Miyamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Miyamoto throws a one two combo.
Miyamoto lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Miyamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Perez looking to slow down the pace here.
Perez is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyamoto counters with a two punch combo.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Miyamoto's shoulder, as Miyamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Miyamoto throws a combination. Perez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miyamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target. #T2#
Perez misses with a straight right.
Miyamoto stalks Perez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perez's face. Perez staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Perez misses. #CL#
Miyamoto forces Perez back against the ropes and clinches.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Miyamoto clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miyamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Perez working aggressively here.
#BC#
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyamoto scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigatsu Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Miyamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Miyamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyamoto counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Miyamoto clinches. #BC#
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling the position. #BC#
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Shigatsu Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T1#
Miyamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Miyamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miyamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto with a nice calf kick.
Miyamoto slips a jab from Perez.
Perez moves to clinch but Miyamoto breaks away
and Miyamoto counters with a left to the body.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Miyamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miyamoto is working the combinations to good effect here.
A good leg kick by Miyamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Miyamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyamoto ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Miyamoto is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miyamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miyamoto.#T2##CL#
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the ropes.
Perez tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyamoto has double underhooks. #BC#
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miyamoto throws a front kick that sends Perez stumbling back into the ropes.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miyamoto counter with a right hand.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Miyamoto moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Shigatsu Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyamoto circles away.
Joao Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez misses with a hook
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Perez takes a swing at Miyamoto's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigatsu Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigatsu Miyamoto!
Shigatsu Miyamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 19, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Perez gets a clinch.
Fukawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fukawa is trying to push Perez away but Perez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Perez wants the takedown. Fukawa is fighting it off but Perez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fukawa's guard against the cage.
Fukawa is looking to stand back up but Perez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fukawa.
Fukawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.#REVR#
Perez wants to pass to mount but Fukawa is defending the position.
Fukawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
Perez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Perez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fukawa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fukawa wants to get back to his feet.
Perez moves nicely into side control.
Fukawa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Fukawa's face as Perez controls the position.
Perez advances to full mount.
Perez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Perez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Perez controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Perez looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Perez swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Perez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cure counters with a nice uppercut.
Cure thuds a left hand into Perez's body.
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
#TD2#
Perez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cure manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cure is looking to stand back up but Perez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cure. #REVR#
Perez not doing much here.
Perez works his way into full mount! #T1#
BOOM! Perez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Cure tries to buck Perez off so he can stand up but Perez has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Cure falls backwards, slamming Perez to the mat but Perez holds on tight! Cure is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joao Perez! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1076 Round 1
Date: Nov 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Agayo pushes him off.#TD2#
Agayo feints and as Perez raises his hands in defense, Agayo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perez keeping full guard, as Agayo tries to pass. #ES#
Perez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Agayo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Agayo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Perez regains guard immediately.
Perez is trying to keep Agayo in close.
#SUB#
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Agayo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Agayo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Agayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Agayo scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Perez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Agayo uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB2#
Agayo swings around for an armbar but Perez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Agayo's guard.
Perez looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Agayo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.#T2#
Agayo keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agayo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agayo keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Agayo's guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Agayo scores with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Agayo clinches with his opponent.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T4#
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Agayo smiles and moves away.
Agayo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Agayo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Agayo's shoulder, as Agayo tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Agayo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Agayo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Perez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balabak Agayo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Perez shoots in and drives through. Agayo sprawls well.
Agayo wants to counter with a clinch but Perez pushes him away.
Perez throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Agayo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perez won't be happy with that.
Perez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perez regains half guard.
Perez wants to control but Agayo is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Agayo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
Perez is pressing down on Agayo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Agayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez working a defensive guard here.
Agayo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Agayo looking for a sweep. Not yet Agayo, not yet. #T2#
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agayo is keeping the position for now. #SU#
Perez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Agayo is looking to score with low kicks.#TD2#
Agayo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Agayo stalling. #SUB#
Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
#T3##SUB#
Perez has his foot on Agayo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Agayo works his way back into a safe position though.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Agayo advances to half guard.
Perez moves into full guard.
#ES#
Perez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Agayo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T4#
Agayo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Agayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Agayo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Agayo keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez tries to stand but Agayo is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Perez dominated that second round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Agayo has managed to clinch.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Agayo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Perez regains guard.
Agayo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Agayo stops Perez from standing up. #SUB#
Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agayo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agayo chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Agayo tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Agayo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Perez working a defensive guard but Agayo passes into half guard.
Perez is looking to control Agayo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Joao Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perez missing with punches from the bottom.
Perez trying to hold on to Agayo's head to control him but Agayo postures up.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like Agayo is going to stand back up.
Still in half guard, Agayo seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agayo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perez defends well and Agayo ends up having to push Perez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agayo scores with a head kick.
Agayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3##TD2#
Agayo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Agayo is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is not content to let Agayo control the position.#T4#
Perez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Perez is wriggling around but Agayo manages to pass to half guard.
Perez is looking to control Agayo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balabak Agayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agayo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Balabak Agayo!
Balabak Agayo wins by unanimous decision!
Balabak Agayo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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