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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscarito Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Furley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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181 cm
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscarito Perez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Furley! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Furley takes one to the chin there. Perez thuds his right hand into Furley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Furley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Furley - just one landing. Furley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Furley walks into a straight right hand from Perez. Furley moves out of range of the strikes. Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Furley throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Furley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Furley misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target. Perez scores with the left hand. Furley knows he should have avoided that one. Perez throws a body punch but Furley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furley misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Furley. A quick step to the side and Perez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Furley shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Furley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Oscarito Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Furley. Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furley moves away. Perez ducks under a wild hook from Furley. Perez throws a leg kick but Furley sees it coming and checks it nicely. Furley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Furley's shoulder, as Furley tries to avoid the shot. Furley looks like he wants to counter punch here. Perez misses the jab. Furley swings and misses with a shot to the body and Perez counters with a leg kick. Perez lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perez delivers a nice body kick. Perez moves out of range as Furley strikes. Perez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Furley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action! Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Furley to keep the fight standing. Furley is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Furley into the cage. Perez is trying to pull guard but Furley has him pressed against the cage. Furley misses with some punches.
Perez is looking for a takedown. Perez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Furley uses from the top position. Perez wants to stand up but Furley is controlling him. Perez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Perez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Furley passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Furley has just dragged him back down to the mat. Furley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Furley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Perez! Furley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Perez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Perez shrugs it off. Perez tries to lock up and control but Furley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Perez is working to get back to half guard.
Furley looking to finish Perez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perez! Perez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Furley on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Furley is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Furley extends the arm and Perez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph Furley! In his post fight interview, Ralph Furley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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