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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevin comes to the cage accompanied by Twin Atlantic - Free. Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spill The Wine - War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bill Nevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Perez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez connects with a jab.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nevin can pounce on him.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nevin as he jumps to the side.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevin is just out of range.
Perez slips a jab from Nevin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Nevin, which made it look bad.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevin is just out of range.
Nevin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Perez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Nevin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevin was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez's coach down at The Iron Palace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Perez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Perez throws a right and a left that Nevin avoids nicely.
Nevin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevin is just out of range.
Perez takes a swing at Nevin's ribcage but misses.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Nevin misses.
Perez misses the body punch
and Nevin counters with a thumping low kick.
Perez moves away from the strike by Nevin.
Nevin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nevin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bill Nevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nevin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nevin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nevin throws an off balance right hand
so Perez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Perez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nevin's guard.
Perez trying to control the action but Nevin is working from the bottom.
Nevin is looking to improve his position.
Nevin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London Workout, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nevin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Nevin is working away.
Perez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bill Nevin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
Nevin misses with an uppercut.
Bill Nevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Nevin. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Perez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Nevin.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
Nevin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nevin rather than just go for the knockout.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nevin wants it to stay on the feet.
Nevin connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Nevin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez with a nice cross.
Nevin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nevin misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Perez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nevin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nevin motions for Perez to come forward. Nevin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Nevin misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perez.
Perez trying to control the action but Nevin is working from the bottom.
Perez takes a little break here. Nevin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Nevin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee asks Perez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Perez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nevin manages to get back to half guard.
Nevin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to pass to mount but Nevin is defending the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Perez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nevin feints and then cracks Perez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perez down.
Nevin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perez.
Nice body punch from Nevin.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevin moves away.
Nevin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Nevin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bill Nevin is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Nevin slips the punch.
Nevin lands with a slapping head kick.
Perez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nevin - that will leave a mark!
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Nevin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevin thumps Perez with a low kick.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nevin tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nevin to the ground. Nevin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nevin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Nevin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nevin.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots in for a double leg but Nevin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevin.
Nevin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
Nevin is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Nevin lands a head shot.
Nevin lands a jab.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nevin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Nevin just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin slips under a jab from Perez.
Nevin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nevin stuns Perez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Nevin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps Nevin's head back.
Nevin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nevin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nevin swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nevin. Beautiful body shot.
Nevin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nevin throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nevin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Nevin thumps Perez with a low kick.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Nevin sprawls well.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin misses the jab.
Nevin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice takedown defense from Nevin. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Nevin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Nice shot by Nevin.
Good exchange - Nevin coming out on top.
Nevin lands a jab-cross combination.
Perez is rocked!
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevin is just out of range.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevin finish him?
Nevin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Nevin scores with a body shot.
Nevin throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez misses with a takedown attempt
and Nevin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nevin lands a head shot.
Perez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nevin but Nevin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nevin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nevin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Nevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt
and Nevin counters with a left to the body.
Nevin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nevin lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Nevin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nevin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
Nevin lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Nevin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nevin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin with a nice cross.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin lands a nice shot to the body.
Nevin stuffs the takedown attempt from Perez. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nevin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Perez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Nevin!
Bill Nevin gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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