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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pereira (ranked 4574 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Alair Conealy (ranked 536 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alair Conealy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conealy keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira cracks Conealy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conealy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alex Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conealy shoots in looking for a takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl out of it but Conealy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pereira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conealy. Conealy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conealy fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Conealy is avoiding it.
Conealy takes the fight into the clinch.
Conealy is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conealy fails to pull guard.
Alex Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alair Conealy.
Conealy managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Conealy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
Conealy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Alair Conealy has been cut.
Conealy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conealy.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Conealy circles away.
Conealy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Conealy.
Conealy looking to control but instead Pereira has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira kicks Conealy off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira wants to clinch.
Conealy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conealy darts in looking for a takedown but Pereira gets double underhooks and turns Conealy into the cage.
Pereira lunges at Conealy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conealy's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Conealy misses.
Conealy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pereira with a nice calf kick.
Conealy dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Conealy's head and hops out.
Conealy tries for a takedown but Pereira circles away easily
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conealy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Pereira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands with a good body shot.
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!
Conealy looks to throw a body kick
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Conealy clinches with his opponent.
Conealy jumps guard but Pereira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conealy backwards.
Conealy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
Conealy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conealy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alair Conealy's cut.
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.
Conealy rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Conealy.
Conealy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conealy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Conealy is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conealy's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Conealy can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Conealy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pereira letting Conealy take a breather here.
Conealy pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Conealy avoiding damage.
Conealy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alair Conealy.
Conealy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Pereira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira lands a brutal head kick. Conealy looks out on his feet and Pereira throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alex Pereira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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