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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 1582 p4p, 2085 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 240 p4p, 312 weight class). Le Phat comes to the cage accompanied by Bonita Applebum. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roc Le Phat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Phat throws out the jab.
Le Phat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Le Phat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Pereira tries to get set, Le Phat tries to push him back and clinch up but Pereira manages to avoid the attempt.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Phat throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Le Phat fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to clinch but Le Phat is having none of it.
Pereira walks into a left hand.
Le Phat lands a jab.
Le Phat misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Phat drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
Le Phat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Le Phat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Le Phat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Phat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Le Phat.
Le Phat wants to clinch
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Phat.
Pereira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Le Phat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Phat throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Le Phat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Phat misses with a head kick.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Le Phat drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Le Phat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Le Phat blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Phat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Le Phat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pereira to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roc Le Phat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Le Phat.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Phat.
Pereira keeps control of Le Phat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Le Phat, against the cage.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Le Phat.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Phat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Phat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Phat lands with a left to the head.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Phat managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Phat's elbow.
A short right from Le Phat on the inside.
Le Phat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Phat clinches.
Still in the clinch, Le Phat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Phat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Phat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Le Phat pulls guard effortlessly.
Le Phat is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Phat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Le Phat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roc Le Phat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Le Phat misses.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Le Phat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Phat throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Phat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Le Phat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Phat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Phat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Le Phat misses the body punch
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo.
Le Phat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roc Le Phat is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pereira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Phat doesn't seem phased though.
Le Phat moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
Le Phat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Phat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Phat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira pushes Le Phat off looking to stand but Le Phat dives back in and keeps control.
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Le Phat from advancing to side control.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat passes to full mount!
Le Phat unloads with some shots from mount but Pereira bucks and avoids them well.
Le Phat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pereira trying desperately to get to his feet.
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!
Pereira is trying desperately to improve position.
Pereira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pereira tries to hold on but Le Phat pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat cracks Pereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roc Le Phat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira wants to hold on but Le Phat pushes him away.
Le Phat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
Le Phat looking to finish with strikes here!
Le Phat wants to control the pace but Pereira is squirming around nicely.
Le Phat prevents Pereira from getting the reversal.
Le Phat landing strikes from the mount and Pereira is in trouble!
Pereira can't escape the position.
Le Phat looking to control but Pereira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Phat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Le Phat avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat tries to push Pereira's head away but Pereira is holding on tight.
Le Phat landing punches.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount.
Le Phat jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pereira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pereira and Le Phat has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Le Phat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roc Le Phat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Le Phat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Le Phat persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le Phat throws a head punch that misses.
Le Phat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Le Phat clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pereira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le Phat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Pereira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control here.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Phat is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Le Phat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Le Phat 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.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Phat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Le Phat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roc Le Phat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Le Phat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pereira is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Le Phat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Le Phat in his half guard.
Pereira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le Phat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le Phat's back!
Le Phat wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Le Phat right now.
Le Phat tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira controlling the position easily from mount.
Pereira wants to take Le Phat's back here but Le Phat is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pereira manages to capitalize on a mistake by Le Phat to take his back!
Le Phat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pereira gets his way!
Pereira trying to control momentarily.
Pereira struggling to land strikes to the head as Le Phat covers up.
Le Phat is trying to break free.
Le Phat 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.
I would not like to be Le Phat right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Phat is really stuck here.
Le Phat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pereira throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pereira trying to control momentarily.
Le Phat breaks Pereira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Phat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pereira is looking for a triangle here but Le Phat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roc Le Phat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Phat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roc Le Phat!
A less than humble Roc Le Phat misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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