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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pereira (ranked 5784 p4p, 630 weight class) and Estefan Sanchez (ranked 6980 p4p, 708 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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218 lbs
21 - 18 - 1 |
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195 cm
39
212 lbs
18 - 28 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brian Pereira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss. Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch. Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease. Pereira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Pereira is stalling in the full guard. Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet. Sanchez is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up. Pereira content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now. Pereira landing some decent shots from guard. Pereira with a flurry of punches that miss. Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Pereira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Pereira is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Pereira has managed to sneak the leg through. Pereira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sanchez kicks off Pereira and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range. Sanchez stalks Pereira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pereira's face. Pereira staggers backwards, shaken. Pereira throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking. Pereira with a nice cross. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sanchez misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pereira goes for a double leg but Sanchez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanchez continues to drive forward. Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Pereira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Sanchez wants to clinch. Pereira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A head kick misses from Sanchez. Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance. A combination from Pereira does no damage. Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pereira tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pereira. Sanchez shrugs it off though. Sanchez looks winded! Pereira lands with a shot to the body. Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Estefan Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A left lands for Pereira. Pereira tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches. Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short uppercut from Pereira.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pereira dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Pereira throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range. Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease. Sanchez throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease. Sanchez throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Pereira instigates a clinch. Pereira digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected. A right handed body shot lands from Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pereira gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pereira lands a shot to the body. The referee is keeping an eye on Pereira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez is breathing heavily. Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sanchez tries to clinch but Pereira moves away and Pereira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sanchez! Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez is not content to let Pereira control the position. Pereira lands a decent elbow from side control. Pereira 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. Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Pereira cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Sanchez is rocked! Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Pereira finish him? Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Pereira in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sanchez looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Pereira turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Pereira! An out of breath Brian Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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