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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Bautista (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. Luis Alberto Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
31 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista connects with a body shot.
Bautista throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bautista thinking.
Bautista tries for a takedown but Perez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Bautista misses
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez throws a good cross that connects.
Bautista thuds a left hand into Perez's body.
Perez 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 misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Bautista's head and hops out.
Perez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Perez forces Bautista back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bautista fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bautista.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bautista manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bautista trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
Bautista tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bautista wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
Bautista lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bautista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bautista content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista landing a few strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bautista fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bautista is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez manages to get back to half guard.
Bautista thows a huge punch but Perez dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bautista.
Bautista drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Perez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Perez is trying to control but can't.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
Perez is adopting a defensive guard.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bautista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bautista tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista controlling from the top position.
Perez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Bautista 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 connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Bautista dominated that round.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Perez.
Decent striking displayed by Bautista there.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Perez scores with a nice strike.
Perez misses with the combination.
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Bautista off balance momentarily.
Bautista takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bautista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bautista motions for Perez to come forward. Bautista throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez throws a head kick but Bautista moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista lands a jab-cross combination.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Bautista misses with a body shot
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez throws a push kick but Bautista slaps the foot to one side.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez avoids the head kick by Bautista.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
Perez lands with a straight right. Bautista didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Perez cracks Bautista with an open hand slap.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Bautista moved out of range nicely.
Bautista defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bautista misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Perez.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
Bautista steps into range and cracks Perez with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Perez flops backwards and Bautista dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is pulling down on Bautista's head to control his posture.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perez is rocked!
Bautista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bautista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bautista is looking to work some ground and pound but Perez has wrist control.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez trying to control the position.
Bautista trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bautista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perez.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Good shot there by Bautista.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Perez's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bautista dives in looking to finish as Perez flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bautista's strikes! Bautista is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Perez's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Perez was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Bautista!
A relieved looking Fidel Bautista thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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