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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perry's choice of entrance music: Sound of Maddness from Shinedown. Blake Perry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Perry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Perry stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry with a poor takedown
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Perry should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Perry's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Smith throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Perry has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Smith!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith prevents Perry from getting back to his feet.
Smith postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Perry stands up from Smith's guard - Perry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perry has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Perry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry looks winded!
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Perry thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
Perry throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perry drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Perry thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perry misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perry postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry forces his way into half guard.
Perry misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perry stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perry!
Perry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith is trying to ground and pound but Perry uses the momentary lack of control by Smith to regain half guard.
Perry kicks Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throwing strikes but Perry manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Perry crashes against the mat.
Perry decides to stand back up.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Perry misses.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Perry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Perry prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to drag Perry to the mat but Perry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Perry drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Perry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Perry has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets back to half guard.
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!
Perry is looking to escape.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Perry has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perry's head.
Perry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Perry's hands, connecting with Perry's forehead.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Smith.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Blake Perry wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Blake Perry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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