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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kawainui Perry (ranked 162 p4p, 174 weight class) and Diego Macaco (ranked 27 p4p, 29 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Macaco's choice of entrance music: Can’t Touch This. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Macaco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Macaco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Macaco! But no joy.
Perry lands a slapping body shot.
Macaco lands a jab.
Perry cracks a nice hook into Macaco's ribs.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaco is just out of range.
Macaco looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Macaco does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Perry. That snapped Macaco's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macaco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macaco throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Macaco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macaco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Macaco - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Macaco. That snapped Perry's head back.
Macaco throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Perry misses.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Macaco moved out of range nicely.
Perry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Macaco finds it's way round the side to connect with Perry's head.
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perry misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Macaco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Macaco's belly button to the back.
Macaco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Macaco moved away.
Perry moves out of range as Macaco throws a body kick.
Perry is looking to counter the offense by Macaco and move into the clinch.
Macaco thows a leg kick but Perry checks it
and Perry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macaco gets through Perry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macaco tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Macaco back against the cage.
Macaco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kawainui Perry has been cut.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Macaco struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Macaco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Macaco misses with a body punch.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macaco backwards.
Macaco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perry.
Macaco blocks a body shot from Perry.
Macaco throws a head punch that misses.
Macaco misses with a body punch.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macaco pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macaco tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macaco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macaco blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macaco scores with a hook to the body.
Perry misses with the head strike.
Perry throws a punch but it's blocked by Macaco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Macaco.
Macaco blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
Macaco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Macaco avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Macaco controls the action.
Macaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macaco tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Macaco back against the cage.
Perry lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Macaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry blocks a body shot from Macaco.
Macaco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macaco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macaco tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Perry lands a left hand.
Macaco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perry blocking some punches.
Macaco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Macaco working aggressively here.
Macaco can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Perry blocks an elbow strike.
Macaco tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Macaco back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macaco.
Macaco lands a damaging elbow.
Macaco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kawainui Perry'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.
Macaco lands a high kick!
Macaco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macaco can pounce on him.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
It seemed like Macaco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Macaco misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Macaco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Macaco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaco is just out of range.
Macaco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry throws a leg kick but Macaco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Macaco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macaco.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Macaco moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Macaco throws out a counter right but Perry avoids it with no problem.
Macaco misses with a wild body shot.
Macaco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macaco.
Perry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Macaco counters with an outside leg kick.
Diego Macaco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macaco works the jab nicely.
Macaco scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Perry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Macaco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Macaco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Macaco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
A jab from Perry finds it's way through Macaco's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macaco scores with a nice right hand.
Perry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macaco lands a head kick!
Perry is looking to wear down Macaco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Macaco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perry jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Macaco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Perry misses.
Perry connects with the punch.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
Perry is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macaco.
Macaco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry avoids the body shot from Macaco.
Diego Macaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Macaco.
Macaco moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macaco manages to avoid it.
Macaco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Macaco moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macaco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macaco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macaco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macaco.
Macaco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Macaco cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macaco misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macaco. That did some damage!
Macaco misses with an uppercut.
Perry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Macaco throws out a counter right but Perry avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kawainui Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Macaco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry tests Macaco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry avoids the head kick by Macaco.
Macaco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perry throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Macaco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macaco.
Macaco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perry. That one must have hurt.
Macaco feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco lands with an uppercut that bounces Perry off the cage and back into range.
Macaco looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Macaco slips under a jab.
Perry scores with a body shot.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Macaco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macaco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Macaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macaco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macaco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macaco throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Macaco throws an off balance right hand
and Perry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Macaco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perry scores with a sloppy right hand. Macaco should have avoided that one.
Macaco throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Perry lands a jab to the head.
Perry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Macaco if he has to take too many more of those.
Macaco throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a body kick that stops Macaco in his tracks momentarily.
Macaco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perry lands a nice hook to Macaco's body. Macaco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perry scores with a nice body kick.
Macaco throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Perry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macaco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Macaco sees coming a mile off.
Macaco throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego Macaco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry tests Macaco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macaco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macaco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Macaco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Macaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
Perry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Perry staying out of range there.
Macaco scores with a nice head shot.
Kawainui Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macaco throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kawainui Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macaco 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Macaco!
A very excited looking Diego Macaco rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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