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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 25 p4p, 6 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 23 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maraçon's choice of entrance music: Pistolero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon misses with a straight right.
Pera tries to score with a low kick but Maraçon moves his leg out of the way.
Maraçon connects with a crisp jab.
Pera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Maraçon as he connects with a hook.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pera avoids the head kick by Maraçon.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pera moves away.
Pera clinches with his opponent.
Maraçon throws a head punch that misses.
Pera throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pera controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Pera - that landed with a thud.
We've been informed that Maraçon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maraçon's elbow.
Pera swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
Good body shot from Pera.
A short uppercut from Pera.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pera tries to throw a body punch but Maraçon avoids it by throwing Pera back against the cage.
Maraçon lands a nice shot to the body.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Maraçon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maraçon throws an elbow that misses.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maraçon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera trying to control the position but instead, Maraçon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pera into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maraçon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maraçon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pera moves out of range of the leg kick from Maraçon.
Pera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maraçon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maraçon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Pera misses the target.
Maraçon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maraçon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Pera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range and Pera settles back down.
Pera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maraçon looks to land a right hand but Pera moved out of range.
Maraçon connects with a single shot there.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Pera ducked under it nicely.
Pera throwing a counter right hand but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Pera misses the shot to the body.
Maraçon wants to counter with a clinch but Pera pushes him away.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away.
Maraçon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pera sizes up Maraçon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maraçon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pera counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Pera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maraçon checks a leg kick.
Maraçon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maraçon thows a leg kick but Pera checks it
and Pera counters with a nice leg kick.
Pera lands a leg kick that knocks Maraçon off balance momentarily.
Pera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maraçon throws a push kick but Pera slaps the foot to one side.
Pera is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pera throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a chopping leg kick but Pera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pera throws a hook but Maraçon blocks it.
Pera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pera blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pera controls his hands.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Pera controls the action.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
Pera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maraçon tries to work over Pera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pekka Pera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maraçon just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maraçon. Pera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maraçon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maraçon thows a leg kick but Pera checks it
and Pera counters with an inside leg kick.
Maraçon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pera throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Pera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pera has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Pera blocks it.
Pera blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Maraçon.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pera dodges an elbow strike from Maraçon.
Maraçon tries to work over Pera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maraçon lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Pera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pera lands a left hand.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Pera blocks it.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Pera's head.
Pera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maraçon is keeping busy.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Pera controls the action.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
Pera tries to throw a body punch but Maraçon avoids it by throwing Pera back against the cage.
Maraçon breaks the clinch.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Pera shoots for a double leg takedown but Maraçon sprawls well. He's pushed Pera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maraçon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Maraçon blocks the leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maraçon misses the jab.
Pera looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon looks to land a right hand but Pera moved out of range.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Pera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maraçon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looks to score with a jab to the body but Pera is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon misses with the body kick
and Pera counters with a good low kick that Maraçon was not able to check.
Maraçon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Pera.
Maraçon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pera tries to close the distance and clinch but Maraçon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pera walks into a stiff left hand from Maraçon.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pera.
Pera darts in and clinches Maraçon up against the cage.
Pera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pera pushes Maraçon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pera backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pera prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maraçon.
Nice body punch from Pera - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pera lands a right hand.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pera slows down the pace here.
Pera has picked Maraçon up - he's going for a ride! Pera dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Maraçon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maraçon momentarily.
Pera thows a leg kick but Maraçon checks it
and Maraçon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maraçon scores with a sloppy right hand. Pera should have avoided that one.
Pera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maraçon momentarily.
Maraçon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maraçon lands with a hook. Pera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maraçon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pera - the referee stops the clock and Maraçon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pera. Maraçon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Pera ducked under it nicely.
Pera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maraçon manages to circle out of the way.
Maraçon throws out a leg kick but Pera moves out of range and Maraçon only half commits.
Pera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Pera misses.
Pera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maraçon is able to avoid easily.
Maraçon tries to land a front kick but Pera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pera looks for a takedown but Maraçon sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera tries to land a leg kick but Maraçon saw it coming and moves away.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick
and Pera counters with an outside leg kick.
Maraçon scores with a nice head shot.
Maraçon takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
Pera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maraçon.
Pera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maraçon has managed to clinch.
Pera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Pera misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
Maraçon misses with a knee to the head.
Pera taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Pera can't get the takedown.
A short left from Pera.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pera prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Maraçon throws a punch but it's blocked by Pera.
Pera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maraçon.
Pera tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Pera's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Pera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Pera lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pera.
Pera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maraçon's elbow.
Pera misses with some punches.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maraçon is working Pera over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pera.
Pera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pera prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maraçon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pera checks a leg kick.
Pera is looking to clinch but Maraçon is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pera.
Maraçon feints a counter leg kick.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Pera.
Maraçon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Pera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maraçon throws a hook but Pera blocks it.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maraçon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Pera moves away and avoids it.
Pera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Pera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Pera avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Pera.
A low kick from Maraçon is predictable there
and Pera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a leg kick
and Pera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maraçon's knee momentarily.
Pera dives in and scores a takedown into Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pera is one step ahead there.
Pera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon controlling the position.
Maraçon is trying to keep Pera in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon has Pera pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pera preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maraçon rushes Pera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pera avoiding damage.
Pera swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pera scores with a shot to the side of Maraçon's head.
Pera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maraçons head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pera.
A right hook to the body lands for Pera.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pera.
Pera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Pera.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Maraçon scores with a shot to the side of Pera's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
Maraçon lands a left hand.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Pera digs a right hand into Maraçon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maraçon's gas tank.
Pera scores with a shoulder strike.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Pera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Pera lands a nice shot to the body.
Pera has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
Pera tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pera prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Pera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Pera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maraçon manages to break the clinch.
Pera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maraçon's sensitive parts.
Pera avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
Pera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maraçon just manages to avoid it.
Pera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pera.
Maraçon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pera momentarily.
Pera blocks a jab.
Maraçon stuns Pera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maraçon defending well as Pera loads up on a big left hand.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pera to score with a decent uppercut.
Maraçon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pera.
Maraçon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pera had his way with Pablo Maraçon in that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maraçon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maraçon.
Pera changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maraçon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maraçon wants to get back to his feet but Pera passes into half guard.
Maraçon wants to improve his position but Pera is controlling well.
Maraçon is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maraçon gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maraçon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pera preventing the sweep.
Pera pushes down on Maraçon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maraçon is trying to maintain the position but Pera is very close to passing his half guard.
Pera with the ground and pound but Maraçon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pera throwing strikes but missing.
Maraçon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Maraçon seems content to control.
Let's hope that Maraçon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maraçon is working away from the top position though.
Maraçon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pera is staying active underneath Maraçon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maraçon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pera to get to his feet.
Maraçon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pera counters with a low kick, right behind Maraçon 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pera fails with the takedown.
Maraçon tests Pera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maraçon.
Pera ducks right into an uppercut from Maraçon.
A low kick from Pera misses
and Maraçon counters with a straight right hand.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pera was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Pera.
A jab from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pera misses the jab.
Maraçon avoids the body shot from Pera.
A shot to the liver by Pera. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon throws a jab when Pera was well out of range.
Maraçon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maraçon scrambles back to his feet.
Pera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Pera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
Maraçon clinches.
Pera tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maraçon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
A victorious Pablo Maraçon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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