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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 2410 p4p, 367 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 2374 p4p, 360 weight class). Perez comes into the arena with Another One Bites The Dust blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin with a jab.
Martin scores with a push kick.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Perez misses with some punches.
Come on Martin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the cage.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martin obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin lands a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Perez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Perez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perez up against the cage.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Martin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Perez tries to tie him up.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perez's face.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Perez tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez is rocked!
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin jerks Perez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Perez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Martin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Martin because Perez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Frank Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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