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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Persley (ranked 1211 p4p, 181 weight class) and Fernando Elvira (ranked 4413 p4p, 583 weight class). Persley comes to the cage accompanied by Asking Alexandria - The Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demetrius Persley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Elvira!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Persley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elvira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elvira lands with an overhand left.
Elvira throws a combination that misses
and Persley counters with a left to the body.
Persley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Persley throwing a counter right hand but Elvira manages to avoid it.
Fernando Elvira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elvira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Persley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elvira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Persley was well out of range. Poor timing from Elvira.
Persley is looking to counter punch.
Elvira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persley manages to avoid it.
Persley clinches up against the cage.
Persley can't find room to land a body shot as Elvira controls the action.
Persley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Elvira up against the cage.
Persley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Persley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Elvira avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Elvira avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Elvira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elvira blocks an uppercut.
Persley lands with a left to the head.
Persley breaks from the clinch.
Elvira digs a good hook to Persley 's body.
A big left from Elvira misses.
Fernando Elvira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elvira misses with a straight right.
Persley lands with an overhand left.
Elvira throws the left hand but Persley avoids the punch easily.
Elvira misses with a double jab
and Persley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Persley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elvira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elvira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Persley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Persley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Persley has been working on his balance at Gizmo's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Elvira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elvira misses with a body shot
and Persley counters with a nice uppercut.
Persley moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Persley .
Persley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Persley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Persley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elvira.
Elvira throws a sloppy body shot
and Persley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Persley moves out of range as Elvira strikes.
Elvira looks to score with a jab to the body but Persley is just out of range.
Elvira moves away from the strike by Persley .
Elvira throws a body shot but no joy.
Persley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Persley clinches with his opponent.
Persley tries a body shot but Elvira blocks it.
Persley misses with the head strike.
Persley misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvira blocks a body shot from Persley .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elvira.
Persley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elvira's elbow.
Persley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Elvira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Persley lands an uppercut.
Elvira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Elvira prevents a body shot from Persley .
Persley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Elvira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Persley misses with the head strike.
Elvira tries to throw a body punch but Persley avoids it by throwing Elvira back against the cage.
Elvira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Persley .
A head punch on the inside from Elvira fails to land.
Elvira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elvira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Persley backwards.
Persley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Persley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elvira or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Persley .
Persley misses with a punch on the inside.
Persley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Persley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Persley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Persley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Persley lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elvira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elvira's elbow.
Persley throws a punch but it's blocked by Elvira.
Elvira struggles to land a body shot inside as Persley controls his hands.
Persley has a couple of punches blocked by Elvira.
Persley misses with a punch to the body.
Persley lands a hook that snaps the head of Elvira backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Persley .
Persley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Persley throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Persley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Persley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elvira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Persley slips a jab from Elvira.
Persley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Persley just misses with a punch to the body.
Elvira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Persley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elvira swings for the body but Persley moves out of range.
Persley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Persley tries to clinch up.
Elvira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Persley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elvira misses with a hook to the body
and Persley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elvira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Persley has Elvira up against the cage in a clinch.
Persley blocks a body shot from Elvira.
A short left from Persley .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Elvira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Persley .
Elvira tries to work over Persley 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Persley misses with a body punch.
Persley tries a body shot but Elvira blocks it.
Elvira tries a body shot but Persley blocks it.
Elvira misses with a punch on the inside.
Elvira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elvira struggles to land a body shot inside as Persley controls his hands.
Elvira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elvira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Persley is keeping busy.
Persley scores with a hook to the body.
Persley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elvira backwards.
Elvira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persley lands an uppercut.
Elvira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persley works on Elvira's body with a couple of short punches.
Elvira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persley scores with a shot to the side of Elvira's head.
Elvira blocks a body shot from Persley .
A head punch on the inside from Persley fails to land.
Persley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elvira working aggressively here.
Persley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elvira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Persley backwards.
Persley prevents a body shot from Elvira.
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!
Persley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Persley lands a right hand.
Persley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Elvira controls his hands.
Persley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elvira can't find room to land a body shot as Persley controls the action.
Persley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Persley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elvira backwards.
Persley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persley lands a body shot.
Persley tries to work over Elvira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Persley .
Persley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elvira backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Persley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Elvira tries to work over Persley 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Persley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Persley misses with a body punch.
Persley presses Elvira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Persley lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Persley .
A short body shot lands from Persley as the two fighters clinch.
Persley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Persley lands a body shot.
Elvira prevents a body shot from Persley .
Persley works on Elvira's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Persley .
Elvira is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Persley .
Elvira is still on wobbly legs! Can Persley finish him?
Persley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persley lands a big right hand that drops Elvira! The killer instinct kicks in and Persley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Persley !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrius Persley !
In his post fight interview, Demetrius Persley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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