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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'll be Back. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa connects with the punch.
Kent throws a jab but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Kent keeps the fight on the outside.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kent stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kent wants it to stay on the feet.
Kent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Verzosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Kent.
The crowd cheers as Verzosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kent doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kent cracks a nice hook into Verzosa's ribs.
We've been informed that Verzosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Verzosa darts in looking for a takedown but Kent gets double underhooks and turns Verzosa into the cage.
Peter Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
A frustrated look appears on Kent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Verzosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Verzosa has Kent pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kent manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kent tries to break free but Verzosa pushes him back against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Kent has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Verzosa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kent is defending well.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verzosa dives in and grabs Kent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kent pushes down on Verzosa's head and hops out.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa moves into range and clinches up with Kent.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Verzosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kent is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent keeps the fight on the outside.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verzosa.
Verzosa clinches with his opponent.
Verzosa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kent gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Verzosa tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kent after a bit of a struggle.
Verzosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kent pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Verzosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kent on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kent misses with a hook
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa cracks Kent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Kent misses its intended target.
Kent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verzosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kent as Verzosa shoots in.
Kent looks to land a combination. Verzosa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Kent's body.
Kent throws a sloppy body shot
letting Verzosa counter with a right hand.
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa closes the distance and pushes Kent back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Kent lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kent misses with a hook to the body
and Verzosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verzosa takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Kent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verzosa at a distance.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verzosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent is looking to wear down Verzosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kent.
Verzosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kent.
Verzosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kent tries to avoid it but Verzosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kent to the ground. Kent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kent connects with a jab.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Verzosa moved out of range.
Kent throws a jab when Verzosa was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Kent.
Verzosa misses with a body kick.
Verzosa misses with a leg kick.
Kent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Kent circles away easily
and Kent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peter Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
Kent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verzosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kent scrambles back to his feet.
Kent jabs at Verzosa's body.
Verzosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Verzosa looks to land a left hand but Kent moved out of range nicely.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verzosa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Verzosa lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent is controlling Verzosa's posture.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Verzosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Verzosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Kent doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Verzosa working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Kent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Verzosa is one step ahead there.
Kent is trying to control the position but Verzosa postures up.
Verzosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kent wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Verzosa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kent is retaining full guard.
Verzosa preventing the sweep.
Verzosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kent throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Kent tries to strike from the bottom.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kent is looking to stand up but Verzosa isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remedios Verzosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Verzosa with a hook.
Verzosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Verzosa is thwarting Kent's attempts to control the position.
Kent looks like he's trying to stand up.
Verzosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Verzosa seems to be working for a kimura but Kent defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kent is just riding it out for now. Verzosa eventually gives up the hold.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verzosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Verzosa passes to full mount!
Kent tries to hold on but Verzosa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa cracks Kent with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kent is bucking up trying to escape but Verzosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kent blocking the ground and pound.
Kent tries to hold on but Verzosa pushes him away.
Kent is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kent is wriggling around trying to escape.
Verzosa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kent is trying to stand up.
Verzosa trying to control but Kent is having none of it.
Verzosa looking to secure an arm triangle but Kent defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peter Kent's cut is getting worse.
Verzosa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kent tries to hold on but Verzosa pushes him away.
Verzosa lands with some strikes.
Kent is rocked!
Verzosa working Kent over with strikes here.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Kent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verzosa avoids the attempt from Kent to control.
Verzosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent is trying desperately to improve position.
Verzosa controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kent seems to have got his legs back now.
Remedios Verzosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Verzosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peter Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verzosa slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Verzosa.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verzosa shoots in but Kent avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kent misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Verzosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kent pinned against the cage. Kent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verzosa counters with an outside leg kick.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Verzosa is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verzosa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Project Mayhem, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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