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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Late might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Easy Way Out . Darin Blood has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 cm
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183 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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183 cm
25
184 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Blood! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Late misses the shot to the body. Blood moves out of range of the leg kick from Late. Late gets in close and instigates a clinch. Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blood misses with a knee strike.
Late breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Late slips a jab from Blood. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Late checks a leg kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Late. Late misses with a jab to the body
and Blood counters with a stiff right hand. Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A combination from Blood does no damage. Blood misses with a looping left. Late dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage! Late fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away. Late thows a body shot but no joy. Blood misses with a head kick.
A jab from Late does it's job there. A slow jab from Late misses its intended target. Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Late swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Late throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range. Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing. Late misses the shot to the body. Late feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Late moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Late on the side of the head. No luck for Late with that takedown attempt. Late shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Blood keeping moving, preventing Late from controlling successfully. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Late won't allow Blood to sweep him here. Late stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard. Late slips nicely into half guard. Blood trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Late tries to pass to full mount but Blood defends it. Well, if Late 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.
Late is pressing down on Blood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blood is holding on for now. Blood is staying active underneath Late, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Blood wants to get back to full guard. Late is looking to advance position but Blood won't allow it. Blood wants to control but Late is keeping busy.
Late controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Late circles away from the clinch attempt.
Late throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blood misses with a low kick.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Late lands a head shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blood moves out of range of the strikes. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Late. Late sizes up Blood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perko Late dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blood digs a good body shot into Late's ribs. Late fails with a takedown attempt. Late misses the shot to the body. Blood misses with a wild body shot. Late avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood lands a nice hook to Late's body. Late takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Late swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood. Blood misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Late.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Late circles away quickly and effectively. Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Late.
Late drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Blood tries to score with a low kick but Late moves his leg out of the way. Late keeps the fight on the outside. Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Late shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one. Late throws a big shot that misses. Blood throws out a leg kick but Late moves out of range and Blood only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Late tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it. Blood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darin Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Blood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Late misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Blood wants to slow Late down by chopping away at his legs. Blood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Late lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blood checks the leg kick. Blood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Late fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perko Late. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blood throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Late thows a body shot but no joy. Blood throws a solid leg kick but Late takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blood. Late swinging wildly here.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - Blood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Late with a lazy takedown attempt and Blood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Late avoids a punch combination nicely.
Late looks for a takedown but Blood sprawls well. Late is looking to wear down Blood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Blood. Blood throws a head kick that half lands.
Late swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood. Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away. Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing. Blood tries to clinch up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Blood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Late. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darin Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Late manages to avoid it. Late misses with a two punch combination.
Late circles away from the clinch attempt.
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Late ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away. Blood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Late to score with a decent uppercut. Late throws a head kick that misses. Blood goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Late drives through with a takedown into Blood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Late lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Blood keeping full guard, as Late tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Late defends well. Late controls from within his opponent's guard. Late stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard. Late controls from within his opponent's guard. Blood keeping full guard, as Late tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Late got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Late has managed to get both his arms back between Blood's legs - danger averted. Late sitting in guard here, content to control. Late postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it. Blood wants to sweep but no luck. Late trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Perko Late. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood throws a head kick that Late semi-blocks.
Blood defending well as Late loads up on a big left hand. Late throws a series of strikes that have Blood backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Late. Late looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing. Late misses with a wild body shot. Late with a nice cross. Late throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Late fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blood, pushing him back against the cage. Blood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Late misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blood.
Blood tries to land knees in the clinch but Late avoids the damage to the body. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Late as Blood tries to tie him up. Late lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not. Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Late jumps guard and drags Blood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Blood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. This has been an exciting period of action! Blood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Late not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight! Perko Late showed his dominance in that final round. Well Late has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perko Late!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
48% |
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