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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Geoly down.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
Perez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Geoly blocks a leg kick.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geoly is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Geoly circles away and we're back to standing.
Geoly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Geoly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Geoly 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 Perez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Geoly catches Perez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Geoly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Perez scores with a jab.
Geoly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perez lands with a hook. Geoly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Geoly misses its intended target.
Geoly thows a body shot but no joy.
Geoly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Geoly off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Geoly. Those never looked like landing.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick from Geoly lands but Perez takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez cracks Geoly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Geoly is out of range.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geoly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Geoly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Geoly cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Perez digs a good hook to Geoly's body.
Geoly looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Geoly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez lands a jab.
Geoly avoids the body shot from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Geoly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Geoly loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Geoly cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Alexander Geoly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Geoly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Geoly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Geoly settles back down.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Geoly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geoly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez sizes up Geoly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Perez throws a head kick but Geoly moves out of range.
Geoly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez lands the left hand.
Perez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Geoly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Geoly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly thuds his shin into the meat of Perez's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to score with low kicks.
Geoly misses with a straight left.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Geoly. Perez shrugs it off though.
Geoly has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Geoly has him pressed against the cage.
Perez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Geoly uses from the top position.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Domingo Perez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Geoly lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
Geoly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
Geoly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Geoly motions for Perez to come forward. Geoly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Geoly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez blocks a leg kick.
Geoly tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
Perez jabs Geoly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Geoly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Geoly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Geoly as Perez shoots in.
Geoly misses the shot to the body.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez lands with a cross.
Geoly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geoly throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez tries to land a leg kick but Geoly saw it coming and moves away.
Geoly slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez lands a head kick. Geoly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Geoly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Geoly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Geoly throws a body kick that misses.
Geoly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
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!
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geoly.
Geoly loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geoly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Geoly slips a jab from Perez.
Domingo Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perez avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Geoly does no damage.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geoly's calf.
Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly cracks Perez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Geoly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geoly scores with a nice right hand.
Perez jabs Geoly right on the nose. Geoly blinks but takes it well.
Geoly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez defending well as Geoly loads up on a big left hand.
Geoly misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geoly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Geoly moves into the clinch successfully.
Geoly tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geoly is trying to stall.
Geoly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Geoly has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander Geoly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez tries to pull guard but Geoly won't allow it.
Perez tries for a takedown but Geoly manages to get underhooks.
Geoly scores with a shoulder strike.
Geoly scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Geoly to keep the fight standing.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez tries to pull guard but Geoly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Geoly tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Geoly back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Geoly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoly misses with some punches.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Geoly smiles and moves away.
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly lands an overhand right.
Perez throws a series of punches but Geoly moves out of range.
Perez looks for a takedown but Geoly sprawls well.
Geoly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Geoly scores with a jab. Perez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Geoly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Geoly checks a low kick from Perez.
Geoly throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Geoly.
Geoly looks to throw a body kick
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geoly, who protects the arm well.
Geoly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Geoly prevents Perez from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly keeps Perez under control for a moment.
Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Geoly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Geoly is trying to get back to half guard.
Perez trying to control the position but Geoly is working away.
The strikes coming from Perez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Geoly is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Geoly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Geoly struggling a bit here.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geoly keeps working.
The ground and pound from Perez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Perez.
Perez misses with the ground and pound.
Geoly is not content to let Perez control the position.
Geoly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Geoly tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Geoly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Geoly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geoly keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perez throws a solid leg kick but Geoly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perez.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geoly on the side of the head.
Geoly throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Geoly!
Geoly sneaks back into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Geoly is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Geoly avoid being mounted?
Perez wants to pass the guard but Geoly is defending well.
Perez lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly is pressing down on Perez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Domingo Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez controlling from the top position.
Geoly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geoly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perez.
Geoly is trying to keep Perez in close.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Geoly has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geoly is adopting a defensive guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Geoly keeps moving.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Geoly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Geoly swings widly with a right hand
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Geoly is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez misses with a head shot. Geoly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Perez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Geoly's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez is stalling here. Geoly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Geoly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Geoly.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Geoly's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Perez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perez gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Geoly scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.
Perez feints and then cracks Geoly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Geoly down.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez is looking to slow Geoly down with leg kicks.
Geoly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Geoly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perez throws a leg kick but Geoly checks it.
Geoly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Geoly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geoly wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Geoly. Geoly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Perez there.
Geoly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geoly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perez throws a leg kick
and Geoly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perez!
Perez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez wants to control but Geoly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez gets full guard.
Geoly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexander Geoly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geoly throws a big right hand that misses.
Geoly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geoly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez working for a triangle but Geoly defends it easily.
Perez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perez misses with a head shot.
Perez punching from mount but Geoly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Geoly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Geoly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Geoly hang on?
Geoly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Perez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Geoly wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez cracks Geoly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Geoly is squirming around, avoiding Perez's attempts to control the action.
Perez unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez looking to finish with strikes here!
Domingo Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez blocks Geoly's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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