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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones Jr's choice of entrance music: Cant be touched. Perlito Calzada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Jones Jr's chin.
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196 lbs
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190 cm
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197 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlito Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzada throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Calzada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calzada moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones Jr 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.
Jones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calzada at a distance.
Ray Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Jones Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Calzada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calzada misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calzada. Calzada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones Jr misses with a hook
and Calzada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calzada scores with a jab. Jones Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzada. Jones Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calzada controlling from mount.
Calzada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones Jr's face.
Jones Jr is squirming around, avoiding Calzada's attempts to control the action.
Calzada with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Ray Jones Jr has been cut.
Calzada controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to reverse the position but Calzada maintains control.
Calzada content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Perlito Calzada wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Calzada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr cracks a nice hook into Calzada's ribs.
Jones Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Calzada.
Jones Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calzada under the eye.
Calzada dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Calzada misses the shot to the body.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calzada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses with a left hand
and Calzada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Calzada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Calzada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Calzada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones Jr. That did some damage!
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Calzada was well out of range.
Calzada misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Calzada lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzada wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Jones Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones Jr keeping moving, preventing Calzada from controlling successfully.
Jones Jr keeping full guard, as Calzada tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calzada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perlito Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calzada ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Calzada moves out of range.
Jones Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calzada's head.
Jones Jr misses with a right hand
letting Calzada counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calzada digs a good body shot into Jones Jr's ribs.
Calzada slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Jr throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Calzada.
Calzada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones Jr scores with a body shot.
Calzada lands with a right hand.
Calzada avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr punishes Calzada's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada blocks a jab.
Jones Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Jr misses with a hook
and Calzada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Calzada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calzada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calzada works his way into full mount!
Calzada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones Jr is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Calzada has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calzada wants to control the pace but Jones Jr is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calzada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Calzada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzada postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones Jr looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Ray Jones Jr's cut even more.
Calzada has hold of Jones Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Calzada dominating with strikes here.
Calzada lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Ray Jones Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Calzada cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calzada looking to control but Jones Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calzada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calzada punching from mount but Jones Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Calzada looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones Jr defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Calzada goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones Jr turns into him and now he's in Calzada's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calzada holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perlito Calzada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones Jr'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. This is the final round!
Jones Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calzada's hands.
Nice cross by Jones Jr.
Good work by Jones Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calzada in his tracks.
Calzada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Calzada counters with a nice body shot.
Jones Jr lands the left hand.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Calzada should have avoided that one.
Calzada throws a shot from downtown. Jones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Jones Jr throws a series of punches but Calzada avoids them all with ease.
Jones Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Calzada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr swinging wildly here.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Calzada moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones Jr cracks Calzada with an open hand slap.
Calzada thuds his right hand into Jones Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Calzada counters with a thumping low kick.
Calzada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calzada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones Jr misses with a straight right.
Calzada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Calzada ducked under it nicely.
Jones Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calzada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Nice body punch from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calzada just misses with a punch to the body.
Calzada takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a hook
and Calzada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Jones Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calzada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Calzada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Jones Jr throws a combination that misses
and Calzada counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones Jr misses with a right hand
and Calzada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Calzada stalling away here and it's allowed Jones Jr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Calzada advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Jones Jr's face as Calzada controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Perlito Calzada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calzada tries to advance to mount but Jones Jr denies him.
Calzada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Calzada throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Ray Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzada is looking to take a break and control but Jones Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calzada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Calzada works to advance to full mount. Jones Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Calzada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Calzada.
Jones Jr wants to control but Calzada is having none of it.
Calzada misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perlito Calzada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calzada 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perlito Calzada!
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energy
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hype
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