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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satqiel Ayperos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Satqiel Ayperos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satqiel Ayperos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayperos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soriano.
Good standup being displayed there by Soriano as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soriano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Ayperos saw it coming and moves away.
Ayperos blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano looks to land a right hand but Ayperos moved out of range.
Ayperos lands a head kick. Soriano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ayperos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayperos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Ayperos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayperos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ayperos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Ayperos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ayperos taking a breather.
Ayperos lands a body shot.
Ayperos blocks a body shot from Soriano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ayperos throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ayperos's elbow.
Ayperos trying to land knees to the body.
Ayperos missing with knees to the body.
Soriano wants to get back to striking at distance but Ayperos won't allow it.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Soriano has a couple of punches blocked by Ayperos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soriano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ayperos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ayperos lands an elbow that stopped Soriano in his tracks for a moment.
Ayperos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ayperos leaning against his opponent.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Ayperos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Ayperos is pushing Soriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ayperos scores with a shot to the side of Soriano's head.
Ayperos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ayperos checks a leg kick nicely.
Ayperos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soriano lands a jab.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ayperos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with a low kick, right behind Ayperos 's knee.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ayperos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ayperos throws out a leg kick but Soriano moves out of range and Ayperos only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Ayperos.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Ayperos.
Soriano checks a low kick from Ayperos.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Soriano feints and then cracks Ayperos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ayperos down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Ayperos is out of range.
Ayperos throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ayperos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soriano - that will leave a mark!
Soriano is looking to chop away at Ayperos's legs.
Ayperos throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ayperos tries to clinch up but Soriano circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayperos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soriano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ayperos clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ayperos.
Ayperos slows down the pace here.
Ayperos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ayperos trying to land knees to the body.
Ayperos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ayperos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ayperos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soriano effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Soriano.
Ayperos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soriano avoids it.
Ayperos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Ayperos trying to stall but Soriano improves his position.
Ayperos wants to break free but Soriano has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ayperos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ayperos throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ayperos prevents Soriano from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Soriano on the inside.
Ayperos pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ayperos throws an elbow but it misses.
Ayperos breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ayperos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses.
Ayperos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soriano checks it well.
Ayperos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayperos tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ayperos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soriano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ayperos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses
and Ayperos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Soriano.
The crowd cheers as Soriano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ayperos doesn't seem phased though.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Ayperos throws a leg kick but Soriano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Ayperos moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soriano checks a leg kick.
Ayperos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soriano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ayperos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ayperos blocks a low kick nicely.
Soriano misses with a body punch
and Ayperos counters with a low kick, right behind Soriano 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ayperos checks a leg kick.
Ayperos misses with a head kick.
Ayperos tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayperos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soriano loads up on a big right hand but Ayperos slips the punch.
A slow jab from Ayperos misses its intended target.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but Ayperos checks it.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Ayperos moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a big head kick but Soriano shrugs it off.
Soriano looks for the body kick but Ayperos saw that one coming.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Ayperos's head but Ayperos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayperos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soriano's head.
Soriano misses with a low kick as Ayperos jumps back.
Soriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Ayperos
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Ayperos was not able to check.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ayperos counters with a thumping low kick.
Ayperos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Ayperos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ayperos avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ayperos moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Ayperos connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ayperos throws a lazy head kick
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Ayperos misses with a head kick.
Ayperos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayperos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ayperos wants to slow Soriano down by chopping away at his legs.
Soriano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ayperos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ayperos on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano thows a leg kick but Ayperos checks it
and Ayperos counters with a nice leg kick.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soriano's knee momentarily.
Ayperos throws a lazy head kick
and Soriano counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ayperos.
Ayperos cracks the inside of Soriano's front leg.
Ayperos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soriano is looking to land body kicks.
Ayperos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soriano's sensitive parts.
Soriano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ayperos tries to clinch up
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos lands a head kick!
Ayperos moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Ayperos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayperos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Soriano throws a right hand that Ayperos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ayperos also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soriano.
Ayperos rushes Soriano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satqiel Ayperos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ayperos wants to clinch but Soriano slips to the side
and Soriano counters with a solid body kick.
Ayperos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soriano.
Ayperos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ayperos ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano throws a chopping leg kick but Ayperos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ayperos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ayperos is looking to chop away at Soriano's legs.
Soriano looks to land a left hand but Ayperos moved out of range nicely.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Ayperos counters with a leg kick.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a big head kick but Soriano shrugs it off.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soriano's knee momentarily.
Ayperos blocks a jab.
Ayperos scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayperos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Soriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soriano throws a hook but Ayperos blocks it.
Ayperos throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Ayperos forces Soriano back against the cage and clinches.
Ayperos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayperos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ayperos.
Ayperos moves out of range of the leg kick from Soriano.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayperos manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ayperos is predictable there
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ayperos's knee momentarily.
Ayperos tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
A low kick from Ayperos misses
and Soriano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soriano is looking to slow Ayperos down with leg kicks.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with a body kick that stops Ayperos in his tracks momentarily.
Soriano is looking to slow Ayperos down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries a low kick but Ayperos avoids it.
Ayperos misses with a body kick.
Ayperos checks a leg kick nicely.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soriano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soriano avoids the head kick by Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Ayperos moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Ayperos checks a leg kick.
Soriano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soriano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Satqiel Ayperos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soriano throws a low kick but Ayperos moves out of range easily.
Ayperos misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Soriano.
Ayperos throws a head kick but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Ayperos moved away.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Ayperos.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ayperos was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano throws a low kick, looking for Ayperos's leg but Ayperos calmly moves out of range.
Ayperos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayperos tries to land a front kick but Soriano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soriano tries a low kick but Ayperos avoids it.
Ayperos tries to clinch up.
Ayperos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soriano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ayperos counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ayperos misses.
Ayperos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ayperos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soriano. Soriano obviously looking to wear him down.
Ayperos throws a series of punches but Soriano avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Soriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ayperos to counter with a crisp jab.
Soriano cracks the inside of Ayperos's front leg.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Ayperos avoids them all with ease.
Soriano wants to land a leg kick but Ayperos is out of range.
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Ayperos saw it coming and moves away.
Ayperos doesn't manage to clinch there - Soriano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
Soriano is looking to chop away at Ayperos's legs.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but Ayperos ducks down to avoid it.
Ayperos wants to clinch up but Soriano keeps it at a distance.
Soriano wants to land a leg kick but Ayperos is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ayperos. That's going to slow Soriano down.
Soriano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soriano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayperos. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ayperos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ayperos blocks the body kick.
Soriano misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ayperos slips under a jab.
Ayperos clinches but Soriano breaks the clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ayperos's knee momentarily.
Ayperos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soriano throws the left hand but Ayperos avoids the punch easily.
Ayperos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satqiel Ayperos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ayperos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Satqiel Ayperos!
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