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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the cage accompanied by Spazz - Campaign For Emo Destruction. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pepe Perez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Ward misses.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward lands an overhand right.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
Ward looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward misses with a two punch combination.
Ward closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
Ward changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Ward manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ward shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Ward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Perez throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ward avoids the head kick by Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Perez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Perez.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Perez lands a knee to the head.
Perez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Ward gets control of Perez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ward will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Perez is looking to stand up but Ward won't let him.
Ward wants to sweep but no luck.
Perez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
Perez is looking to stand up but Ward won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez is trying to escape the mount.
Ward looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ward throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ward sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Perez tries to lock up and control but Ward gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ward kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ward lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ward tries to control but Perez wriggling away.
Ward misses with a head shot.
Ward throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Perez because Ward loaded up on that one.
Perez can't escape the position.
Perez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ward.
Ward lands a nice shot to the head.
Ward pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pepe Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Ward's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ward scores with a one two! Perez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ward swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
A jab from Ward misses.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward scores with a jab to the body.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Perez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ward tries to pull guard but Perez holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Ward tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ward's efforts to push away.
Ward is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
Ward successfully pulls guard.
Perez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ward seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez stands up and waves to Ward to follow him.
Ward shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ward in particular looking to stall.
Perez trying to control here.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ward punching from mount but Perez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ward avoids the attempt from Perez to control.
Ward throwing strikes here but Perez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ward misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ward 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.
Perez is looking to get to half guard.
Ward has control of Perez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Perez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ward unloads with some shots from mount but Perez bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ward prevents Perez from getting the reversal.
Ward throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Ward's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward throws a combination that misses
and Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez lands a knee to the body.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Ward.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perez.
Ward drags the fight down to the ground.
Perez wants to get up but he can't break Ward's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Ward.
Ward controlling Perez's posture.
Perez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perez is fighting to break Ward's control of his arms but Ward is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ward controls Perez momentarily but Perez frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Ward gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ward missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Ward works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ward looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves into full guard.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Perez has his hands on Ward's head, controlling the position.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward postures up.
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perez wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Ward throws a combination. Perez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ward takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Perez!
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RATING
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