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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Mezias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Mezias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Peralta!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peralta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mezias avoiding damage as Peralta throws knees to the body.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezias.
Peralta looking to throw knees to the head but Mezias is blocking nicely.
Peralta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peralta.
Mezias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mezias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peralta throws a hook to the side of Mezias's head but Mezias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mezias cracks a nice hook into Peralta's ribs.
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mezias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mezias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peralta.
Peralta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mezias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Peralta.
Mezias misses with a wild body shot.
Peralta clinches up with Mezias and pushes him back against the cage.
Mezias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Peralta.
Mezias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Mezias tries a body shot but Peralta blocks it.
Mezias tries a knee to the head but Peralta blocks it.
Peralta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezias.
Peralta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mezias is breathing heavily.
Peralta lands a damaging elbow.
Mezias drags the fight down to the ground.
Peralta wants to stand but Mezias has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peralta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mezias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peralta is controlling him.
That's two 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.
Peralta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mezias's guard.
Peralta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peralta stops Mezias from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta slips nicely into half guard.
Peralta is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Peralta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peralta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mezias shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peralta's guard.
Mezias would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peralta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mezias is controlling him.
Peralta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezias trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peralta's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peralta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peralta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Mezias pushes Peralta off looking to stand but Peralta dives back in and keeps control.
Peralta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Peralta just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peralta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peralta clinches up against the cage.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mezias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezias is trying to break free.
Mezias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peralta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peralta scores a nice knee to the body.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Mezias has Peralta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peralta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peralta stalling.
Peralta misses with an elbow strike.
Peralta gets underhooks to prevent Mezias's takedown attempt.
Peralta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mezias wants to get back to striking at distance but Peralta won't allow it.
Mezias avoids the elbow strike from Peralta, against the cage.
Peralta misses with an elbow strike.
Mezias blocks an elbow strike from Peralta.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mezias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mezias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peralta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mezias avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mezias avoids the damage to the body.
Mezias managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
Mezias avoiding damage as Peralta throws knees to the body.
Peralta letting Mezias take a breather here.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezias.
Mezias dodges an elbow strike from Peralta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mezias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mezias managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peralta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mezias's brow.
Mezias has hold of one of Peralta's legs. Peralta is fighting the takedown attempt but Mezias gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mezias sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mezias trying to control the position from guard on top but Peralta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peralta uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peralta tests Mezias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peralta tries to clinch up.
Mezias tries to bum rush Peralta with a series of wild strikes but Peralta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mezias closes the distance but Peralta moves to the side
and Peralta counters with a solid body kick.
Peralta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mezias will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peralta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mezias, pushing him back against the cage.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Mezias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Mezias goes for a takedown attempt but Peralta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peralta misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peralta rushes Mezias and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Peralta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peralta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mezias is keeping busy.
Mezias is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peralta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Mezias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezias managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Mezias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peralta misses with a body shot
and Mezias counters with an outside leg kick.
Mezias shoots for a takedown but Peralta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peralta.
Peralta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peralta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mezias takes a step back to recover.
Peralta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peralta defending well as Mezias loads up on a big left hand.
Mezias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta throws a sloppy head kick and Mezias moves out of range easily.
Peralta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peralta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mezias.
Jacob Peralta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mezias circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Mezias misses
and Peralta counters with a nice uppercut.
Peralta lands with a nice body punch.
Peralta throws a nice head kick!
Mezias closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peralta counters with a nice body kick.
Alan Mezias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peralta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mezias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peralta lands with a kick to the temple. Mezias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mezias shoots in but Peralta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peralta lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezias closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Peralta throws a wild body kick that Mezias sees coming a mile off.
Peralta throws a head kick that misses.
Peralta throws a hook but Mezias blocks it.
Mezias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peralta wants to clinch.
Peralta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mezias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peralta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mezias circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peralta.
Jacob Peralta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peralta throws a head kick that Mezias semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peralta.
Peralta lands a body shot.
Peralta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peralta.
A head kick misses from Peralta.
Peralta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mezias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peralta moves into the clinch.
Peralta prevents Mezias from breaking the clinch.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mezias avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta throws an elbow that misses.
Mezias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peralta wants to clinch but Mezias slips to the side
and Mezias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mezias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mezias is looking to clinch but Peralta is avoiding it.
Peralta avoids a kick to the body.
Peralta tries to clinch up.
Peralta lands a head kick!
Peralta wants to clinch up but Mezias keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peralta tries a head kick but it misses.
Peralta tries to clinch but Mezias moves out of range.
Mezias looks to clinch
and Peralta counters with an outside leg kick.
Mezias misses with a wild combination.
Peralta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peralta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mezias closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peralta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mezias off and has taken his back!
Peralta slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mezias is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Peralta controlling the position well here. Mezias rolled but Peralta kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta misses with an elbow to the head.
Peralta is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mezias tries to escape but Peralta has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mezias tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peralta content just to control the position here.
Peralta avoids the attempt from Mezias to control.
Mezias is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta content just to control the position here.
Mezias is trying to escape the mount.
Peralta controlling his opponent.
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.
Mezias is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peralta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacob Peralta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mezias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peralta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peralta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peralta lands a with a good body shot.
Mezias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peralta scores with a spinning back kick!
Peralta connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Mezias misses.
The crowd cheers as Peralta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mezias doesn't seem phased though.
Peralta lands with an overhand left.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mezias walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peralta.
Peralta tries to clinch but Mezias is having none of it.
A head kick from Peralta lands but Mezias takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezias walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mezias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mezias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mezias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peralta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mezias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peralta jabs at Mezias's body.
Peralta throws a lazy head kick
and Mezias finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Peralta tries to clinch
and Mezias counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peralta won't be happy with that.
Alan Mezias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peralta tries to buck Mezias off but Mezias is having none of it.
Peralta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezias has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peralta misses with the body kick
enabling Mezias to counter with a crisp jab.
Mezias tries a head kick but it misses.
Mezias tries to clinch up.
Peralta moves into range and clinches up with Mezias.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mezias avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peralta misses with a knee to the head.
Mezias breaks the clinch.
Peralta rushes Mezias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mezias trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta lands a nice knee to the body.
Peralta landing knees to the head.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mezias avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peralta.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Peralta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mezias blocks it with crossed arms.
Peralta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta looking to throw knees to the head but Mezias is blocking nicely.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezias.
Mezias trying to land knees to the body.
Mezias will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Mezias's ribcage.
Peralta stalling against the cage.
Peralta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mezias managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Mezias's ribcage.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mezias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mezias has Peralta pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mezias pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Peralta tumbling to the mat - Mezias dives into Peralta's guard.
Mezias stays in close to Peralta's body and controls the position.
Mezias with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezias trying to control the position from guard on top but Peralta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mezias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mezias wants to pass the guard but Peralta is keeping the position.
Alan Mezias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peralta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Peralta.
I've got Peralta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Peralta!
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RATING
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