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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emily Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emily Play told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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160 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deangelo Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emily Play!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Perry sneaks back into half guard.
Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perry moves into full guard.
Perry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Play manages to get himself to full guard.
Perry distracts Play with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Play is controlling Perry's posture.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Play not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perry cracks Play with a solid left hand.
Perry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Play drives through with a takedown into Perry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Perry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Play really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perry pushes Play off and gets back to his feet.
Perry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Play to see if he's OK.
Perry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Play wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Play can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perry lands an elbow.
Play takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Play tries to improve position but can't.
Play looks winded!
Perry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Play to see if he's OK.
Perry working the ground and pound.
Perry is putting a hurting on Play here, landing some big shots from side control.
Play takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play being controlled for a moment.
Perry working the head and body with strikes.
Perry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Play is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Perry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Play has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Perry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Play closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Play lands in his opponent's guard.
Play wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is looking for a kimura here.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Play is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Perry there.
Perry working Play over with strikes.
Perry seems to be working for a kimura but Play defends the submission attempt.
Deangelo Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Play punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Play is looking to get back to full guard here but Perry has managed to pass to side control instead.
Perry tries for a kimura but Play is defending well.
Perry working the body and head with strikes.
Perry controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries for a kimura but Play is defending well.
Perry cracks Play with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Play can do to turn this around?
Play wants to get back to his feet but Perry drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perry looks up at the clock and then as Play takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Play seems a little lost for a moment, as Perry dominates the positioning.
Perry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Perry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perry content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Perry working the ground and pound.
Perry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Play tries to buck Perry off but Perry is having none of it.
Play is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Play is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deangelo Perry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perry has Play up against the cage in a clinch.
Perry manages to pull guard.
Play postures up.
Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Play from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Play manages to get himself to full guard.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Play wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Play has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Play looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Play takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perry works over Play with some ground and pound from guard.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.
Perry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perry controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perry closes the distance and pushes Play back into the cage.
Perry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perry is pushing Play up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perry tries to break free but Play pushes him back against the cage.
Perry trying to stall but Play improves his position.
Perry is working for takedown but Play is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perry stalling in the clinch but Play improves position.
Perry is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four 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.
Perry is pushing Play up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perry gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Play pulls guard successfully.
Play is looking for a triangle here but Perry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Perry content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Perry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Play some visible discomfort.
Emily Play has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deangelo Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deangelo Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deangelo Perry!
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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
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