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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorsa comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Bunny. Pereira has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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187 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorsa swinging wildly here.
Pereira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miguel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa misses with a straight right.
Pereira tests Sorsa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sorsa misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Sorsa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sorsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sorsa finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Sorsa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sorsa shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pereira tries a quick counter leg kick but Sorsa is wise to it.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sorsa finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sorsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sorsa with a body shot.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Sorsa stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sorsa misses its target.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot.
Sorsa wants to slow Pereira down by chopping away at his legs.
Sorsa lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
letting Sorsa counter with a right hand.
Sorsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Sorsa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sorsa digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorsa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorsa jabs Pereira right on the nose. Pereira blinks but takes it well.
Pereira tries to bum rush Sorsa with a series of wild strikes but Sorsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sorsa with a hook.
Pereira takes a swing at Sorsa's ribcage but misses.
Sorsa avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Sorsa has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira looking to stall.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Sorsa controls his hands.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.
Pereira pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Sorsa.
A bit of stalling here from Pereira.
Sorsa avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
A short left from Pereira.
Sorsa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorsa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pereira or not.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira moves out of range as Sorsa strikes.
Sorsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorsa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sorsa jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a wild body kick that Sorsa sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorsa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Sorsa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sorsa slips under a jab.
Miguel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Pereira blocks the low kick.
Sorsa slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira lands a head shot.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Sorsa blocks the leg kick.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sorsa counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pereira dominated that round.
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.
Sorsa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sorsa avoids a kick to the body.
Pereira lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Nice body punch from Sorsa.
Miguel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Pereira lands a right hook to the body.
Pereira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pereira works the jab nicely.
Sorsa is rocked!
Pereira moves in close and cracks Sorsa with a massive right hand! Sorsa, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Pereira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Miguel Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Repe Sorsa was interviewed post fight and said 'See u later sonny....at u mommas house !'.
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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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