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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keven Spacey (ranked 3774 p4p, 0 weight class) and Higor Pereira (ranked 6998 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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174 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keven Spacey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spacey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Spacey persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing. Spacey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pereira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spacey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pereira to score an easy takedown into full guard. Spacey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pereira dives into side control.
Spacey is trying to control Pereira's posture but Pereira avoids it. Pereira happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Spacey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pereira is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Pereira controlling from mount. BOOM! Pereira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pereira controlling from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Spacey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Spacey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spacey tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spacey tries to hold on but Pereira pushes him away. Pereira controlling from the full mount. Spacey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Pereira content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Pereira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Spacey is breathing heavily. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira dominated that round. That's time! Spacey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pereira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Pereira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Pereira taking a breather here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Spacey tries to buck Pereira off but Pereira is having none of it. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Pereira gets to mount! Spacey was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spacey can't escape the position.
Pereira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Spacey is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pereira controlling from mount. Pereira is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. More stalling from Pereira. Pereira with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pereira avoids the attempt from Spacey to control. Pereira controlling the position easily from mount. Pereira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spacey?
Higor Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far. Pereira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Let's hope that Pereira 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. Pereira with the ground and pound from mount. Pereira controlling the position easily from mount. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pereira landing shots from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spacey with a poor takedown and Pereira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pereira. Spacey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace. Spacey is trying to keep Pereira in close.
Pereira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pereira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira passes the guard and advances to mount! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. BOOM! Pereira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pereira controlling the position easily from mount. Pereira with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereira content just to control the position here. Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pereira is landing with some decent strikes but Spacey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Pereira controlling his opponent. Spacey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pereira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Pereira controlling the position easily from mount. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pereira. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Higor Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Pereira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Higor Pereira!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
24% |
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