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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
20
171 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Perez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
Lombard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Lombard slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez connects with the punch.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lombard throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez with a hook.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Gaston Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perez's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Perez.
Perez throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez stuns Lombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
Perez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Perez misses.
Gaston Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombard at a distance.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Lombard connects with a single shot there.
Lombard blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez gets caught napping as Lombard dives in and scores a takedown. Perez manages to retain guard.
Perez wants to control but Lombard passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombard.
Lombard drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perez's guard.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard works his way into full mount!
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Perez is working to get back to half guard.
Lombard tries to control but Perez wriggling away.
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
Lombard working for a submission but Perez is keeping him at bay.
Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lombard landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Lombard controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lombard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lombard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is desperately trying to improve his position but Lombard has a good base and remains in mount.
Lombard 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.
Lombard dominating with strikes here.
Lombard looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lombard looking to secure an arm triangle but Perez defends it well.
Lombard controlling the pace for now.
Perez is in a horrible position here. Lombard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perez is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control the pace but Perez is squirming around nicely.
Lombard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Perez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lombard is landing with some decent strikes but Perez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ricardo Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Lombard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lombard unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard prevents Perez from getting the reversal.
Perez is squirming around, avoiding Lombard's attempts to control the action.
Perez is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Lombard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lombard fails with the takedown.
Lombard loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lombard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lombard looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lombard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perezis looking to pass into half guard but Lombard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lombard is in guard.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard is pushing down on Perez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perez is fighting to maintain full guard but Lombard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lombard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lombard working Perez over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lombard drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Lombard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the head.
Perez regains half guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perez wants to improve his position but Lombard is controlling well.
Lombard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is taking a breather. Perez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perez defends it well.
Perez moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lombard 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Lombard!
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