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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 3275 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Sho Pereyra (ranked 312 p4p, 352 weight class). Sho Pereyra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brett Stone's chin.
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178 cm 21 152 7 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm 23 155 6 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt Good elbows Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Pereyra! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stone fails with a takedown attempt. Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance. Pereyra feints the counter takedown. Stone with a lazy takedown attempt and Pereyra moves into the clinch. Pereyra jumps guard but Stone stands there with Pereyra around his waist. Pereyra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereyra scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head. Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Pereyra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone. Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra looking to stall.
Pereyra avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone. Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Pereyra breaks the clinch.
Pereyra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pereyra. No joy for Stone on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Pereyra is looking for a sweep. Stone throwing strikes but Pereyra manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Stone is looking to regain half guard here but Pereyra keeps moving and retains side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pereyra off and has taken his back! Pereyra manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pereyra. Stone distracts Pereyra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Pereyra's brow. Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Pereyra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Stone wants to stand up but Pereyra is controlling him. Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position. Stone keeping moving, preventing Pereyra from controlling successfully. Pereyra forces his way into half guard. Stone taking some punishment here, with Pereyra in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Pereyra wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone sets himself, and Pereyra steps forward looking for the clinch! Stone avoids it this time. Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance. Pereyra wants to counter with a clinch but Stone pushes him away. Pereyra stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet. Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereyra. Brett Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereyra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereyra circles away.
Pereyra tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot. Stone gets the takedown into side control. Stone wants to stand but Pereyra has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stone passes Pereyra's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereyra keeps working. The fighters are battling for position here. Pereyra manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pereyra tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard. Stone lands a couple of decent looking shots. Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Pereyra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Pereyra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sho Pereyra will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Stone shoots in and drives through. Pereyra sprawls well. Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch. Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch. Stone lands a nice knee to the body. A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land. Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pereyra lands a body punch. Pereyra has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight. Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereyra's face.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereyra uses good head movement to avoid it. Pereyra lands a shoulder strike. Pereyra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pereyra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pereyra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now. Stone lands a nice knee to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereyra. Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereyra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Pereyra controls the action.
Pereyra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pereyra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass. Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereyra on the ground. Stone throws a big right hand that misses. Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here. Pereyra looking to control.
Pereyra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stone haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Pereyra has control of Stone's left arm, preventing Stone from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stone stands and throws Pereyra's legs to the side, diving into side control. Stone working the body and head with strikes. Stone grinds an elbow into Pereyra's temple. Stone working the ground and pound from side control. Stone trying to control the position but Pereyra is working away. Pereyra being controlled for a moment. Stone cracks Pereyra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Stone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone working the head and body with strikes. Pereyra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Pereyra is just content to waste time from the top position. Stone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stone holds on and takes a little breather. Pereyra wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone working for a triangle but Pereyra defends it easily.
Stone is pulling down on Pereyra's head. It's preventing any offense from Pereyra, at least for the moment. Stone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pereyra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Stone shoots in for a takedown but Pereyra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Pereyra tries to counter with a clinch but Stone shakes him off and moves away. Pereyra keeps the fight on the outside. Pereyra is looking to clinch. Stone tries to counter by clinching up but Pereyra breaks away and moves out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Stone dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Stone looks to land a left hand but Pereyra moved out of range nicely. Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone lands a body shot. Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Pereyra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms. Pereyra wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Stone working aggressively here.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereyra avoids the damage to the body. Stone tries a knee to the head but Pereyra blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pereyra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pereyra misses with some punches.
Pereyra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards. Stone tries a body shot but Pereyra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone. Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Brett Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far. Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pereyra can't get the takedown.
Pereyra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone. Stone tries to clinch but Pereyra is having none of it. Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Pereyra kicks off Stone and gets to his feet. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereyra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pereyra wants to break free but Stone has control.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra blocks a body shot from Stone. Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereyra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereyra avoids it. Pereyra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A hook to the body from Stone.
Pereyra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Pereyra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pereyra swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone. Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch. Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereyra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pereyra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Stone is nestled in close to Pereyra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Stone seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Pereyra has recovered full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pereyra keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully. Pereyra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereyra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here. Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stone is in close to Pereyra's body, working some short punches and elbows. Stone connects with a couple of short punches. Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Stone throwing strikes but missing. Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Stone with a nice head shot there. Pereyra is working an open guard so Stone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Sloppy strikes from Pereyra. Those never looked like landing. Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. 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! Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brett Stone. I think Stone 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sho Pereyra! Sho Pereyra took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I couldn't do this without my team. Thanks Big Chief Nutrition. Thank you God. Thank you fans. See you all next time.'. The defeated Brett Stone had this to say: 'Firstly I would like to thank my supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.
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