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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2023 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johannes is defended easily by Perez.
Johannes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johannes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Johannes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johannes has a takedown stuffed.
Johannes lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Johannes's head and hops out.
Manuel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johannes.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Johannes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perez throws a series of punches but Johannes avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Johannes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johannes or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez, which made it look bad.
Perez looks to land a combination but Johannes avoids it well.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johannes.
Perez tries to clinch but Johannes moves out of range.
Johannes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johannes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johannes.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Johannes slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Johannes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perez misses with the combination.
#T2##CL2#
Johannes moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Johannes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Johannes on that attempt.
Perez tries to counter by clinching up but Johannes breaks away and moves out of range.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johannes.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johannes.
Johannes looks for a takedown but Perez sprawls well.#T3#
Johannes slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Johannes fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Johannes clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Johannes has Perez pushed against the cage.
Come on Johannes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johannes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#BC2#
Johannes manages to break the clinch.
Johannes keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannes feints the counter takedown.
Perez tries to clinch there but Johannes circles away.
As Perez backs off Johannes throws a huge counter combo but Perez manages to avoid it all.#T4#
Johannes dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Perez throws a right hand that Johannes ducks under and follows up with a left that Johannes also avoids with ease.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Johannes manages to break the clinch.
Johannes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perez swivels and escapes.
Johannes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johannes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manuel Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Johannes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Johannes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Perez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Some wild striking there from Johannes.
As Johannes tries to get set, Perez tries to push him back and clinch up but Johannes manages to avoid the attempt.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johannes can do to turn this around?
Johannes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johannes gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez feinted with a counter takedown.
Johannes tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez throws a right and a left that Johannes avoids nicely.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Johannes moved out of range nicely.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johannes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johannes or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez, which made it look bad.
Manuel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johannes.
Johannes dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Perez misses with a double jab
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez leaves Johannes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Johannes on that attempt.
Johannes darts in looking for a takedown but Perez gets double underhooks and turns Johannes into the cage.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Perez throws a series of punches but Johannes avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Johannes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johannes scores with a knee to the head.
Perez stalling the fight.
#T2#
Perez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johannes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johannes lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Johannes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johannes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Johannes 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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johannes shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Johannes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perez uses from the top position. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johannes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johannes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Johannes pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perez tries to get to full guard but Johannes has control of the leg.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
Johannes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
Johannes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johannes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johannes trying to pass the guard but Perez defending well.
Johannes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johannes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel Perez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Johannes rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johannes stalling.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johannes is defending well.
Perez tries to pull guard but Johannes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Johannes is controlling him.
Johannes looking for a takedown.
Johannes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johannes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Johannes moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johannes wants to take the fight to the mat but Perez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Manuel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johannes.
Perez tries to score a body lock takedown but Johannes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T1#
Johannes is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Johannes breaks the clinch.
Perez wants to clinch up but Johannes keeps it at a distance.
Perez leaves Johannes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Johannes fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez wants to clinch up but Johannes keeps it at a distance.
Johannes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johannes! But no joy.#CL2#
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Johannes has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2##TD2#
Johannes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johannes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johannes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Johannes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johannes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johannes managing to control the position. #T3#
Perez is pushing down on Johannes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johannes is fighting to maintain full guard but Perez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johannes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johannes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Johannes has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB2#
Johannes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Perez has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
#T4#
Johannes throwing wild punches that miss their target. #SUB2#
Johannes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Perez is defending well though. Johannes let's go of the attempt for now.
Perez wants to control his opponent's hands but Johannes gets his hands free.
John Johannes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Johannes looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Johannes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manuel Perez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Perez fails with the takedown.
We've been informed that Herb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Perez misses with a low kick.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Herb fails to land.
Herb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perez wants to break free but Herb has control.
Herb can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Perez pulls Herb into guard.
Herb trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Herb wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.#SUB#
Perez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Herb wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving. #SUB#
Perez is looking for a triangle but Herb pushes his legs off easily.
Herb advances to half guard.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perez wants to sweep but Herb has passed to side control!
Perez is trying to improve his position.
Herb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
Herb tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Perez is looking to regain half guard here but Herb keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Herb is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU2#
Herb stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL#
Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perez has Herb pressed against the cage, preventing Herb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herb struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Herb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herb walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Herb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herb lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Herb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Perez clinches up with Herb and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herb has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Herb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Herb turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Come on Perez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Herb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Herb leaves Perez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herb lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Herb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herb.
Sloppy strikes from Herb. Those never looked like landing.
Perez attempts a counter takedown but Herb avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Herb. Beautiful body shot.
Herb throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Herb moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Perez rushes Herb and presses him up against the cage.
Herb prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Herb tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.
Herb tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Herb tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the cage.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Herb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Perez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herb just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Herb is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Herb is trying to stall.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herb's efforts to push away.
Perez keeps control of Herb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Herb trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Herb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Herb wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Herb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Herb tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Herb is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks. #T3##TD#
Perez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Herb tries to buck Perez off but Perez is having none of it.#SU#
Perez decides to stand back up.
Herb throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Perez drives through with a takedown into Herb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Herb working a defensive guard here.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Herb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there. #ES2#
Herb is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez can't get the takedown.
Herb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perez.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Herb controls the action.
Herb looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Herb is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Herb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Perez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Herb misses.
Herb thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Herb in a clinch.
Perez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herb after a bit of a struggle.
Perez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herb working hard to break the clinch.
Herb wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Herb is pressed up against the cage. Perez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Herb down to the mat. Herb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1##TD#
Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herb manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Perez pulls guard. #SU2#
Perez is working an open guard so Herb takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Herb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez has his takedown stuffed
and Herb counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Herb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Herb slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manuel Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Perez got wobbled bad by a big combination! Herb presses forward with punches and knees until Perez stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Perez closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Herb! |
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