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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldemir Warzecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Gangnam Style by PSY as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldemir Warzecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warzecha keeps the fight on the outside.
Warzecha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warzecha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perez lands with a cross.
Warzecha throws a head kick that Perez semi-blocks.
Perez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warzecha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warzecha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Warzecha staying out of range there.
Warzecha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Warzecha does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warzecha lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warzecha misses with a head kick.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Warzecha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
letting Warzecha counter with a right hand.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Warzecha.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warzecha was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Warzecha counter with a right hand.
Perez lands a head kick. Warzecha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez lands a jab to Warzecha's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez looks for the body kick but Warzecha saw that one coming.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warzecha shoots for a takedown but Perez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Perez as Warzecha shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warzecha drives through with a takedown into Perez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warzecha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Warzecha tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Warzecha trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warzecha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemir Warzecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Warzecha pushes him off.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warzecha.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Warzecha down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warzecha at a distance.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Warzecha closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Warzecha pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warzecha shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Warzecha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez tries to clinch
and Warzecha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warzecha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warzecha rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warzecha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez looks for the body kick but Warzecha saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
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.
Warzecha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warzecha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Warzecha avoids the head kick by Perez.
Warzecha swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Warzecha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez thows a leg kick but Warzecha checks it
and Warzecha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Perez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Warzecha throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Warzecha 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.
Perez wants to clinch up but Warzecha keeps it at a distance.
Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Warzecha throws a head kick that misses.
Warzecha shoots in but no luck this time.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Warzecha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez throws a leg kick but Warzecha moved away.
Warzecha throws a nice head kick!
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warzecha moves away.
Warzecha moves away from the strike by Perez.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Warzecha shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Perez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warzecha somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemir Warzecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Warzecha misses.
Perez wants to clinch up but Warzecha keeps it at a distance.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Warzecha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Warzecha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch there but Warzecha circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Warzecha counters with a two punch combo.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez misses with some punches.
Warzecha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warzecha turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Warzecha manages to end up in side control.
Perez is looking to reverse the position.
Warzecha trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
Perez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warzecha scoring with punches and elbows.
Warzecha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perez has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warzecha lands a few punches from side control.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemir Warzecha dominated that second round.
That's time! Warzecha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warzecha's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warzecha.
Warzecha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warzecha gets a double leg takedown into Perez's guard.
Warzecha wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Warzecha throws a big right hand that misses.
Warzecha 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.
Warzecha throws a strike but Perez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warzecha 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.
Waldemir Warzecha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Warzecha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warzecha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Perez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Perez!
Perez forces his way into half guard.
Perez trying to mount his opponent but Warzecha defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha is refusing to be controlled, as Perez sits in half guard.
Warzecha tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Warzecha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Perez wants to control but Warzecha is keeping him busy.
Warzecha wants to get back to full guard.
Perez trying to control the pace.
Perez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warzecha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luis Alberto Perez.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Warzecha to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez darts in and clinches Warzecha up against the cage.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Warzecha.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warzecha.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warzecha avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warzecha takes a shot to the head.
Perez gets underhooks to prevent Warzecha's takedown attempt.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez is looking to control Warzecha's arms but Warzecha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the cage.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Waldemir Warzecha has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warzecha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but Warzecha moves out of range.
Perez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Warzecha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warzecha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemir Warzecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warzecha throws a sloppy head kick
and Perez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Warzecha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Warzecha slips under a jab.
Warzecha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Perez!
A very excited looking Luis Alberto Perez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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