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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 3790 p4p, 353 weight class) and Harri Haaparanta (ranked 2544 p4p, 262 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 cm
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150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perez lands a jab to the nose. Perez lands with a nice body punch. Haaparanta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Perez scores with a shot to the body.
Haaparanta takes a body punch but keeps moving. Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Haaparanta looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely. Haaparanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts. Haaparanta throws a quick inside leg kick. Haaparanta slips under a jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haaparanta! But no joy. Haaparanta lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target. Haaparanta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perez's head. Haaparanta throws a lazy head kick and Haaparanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Haaparanta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Haaparanta lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Haaparanta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haaparanta misses with the combination.
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perez scores with a jab to the jaw. Perez lunges at Haaparanta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haaparanta's hand. Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Perez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses. Haaparanta looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming. Haaparanta getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Haaparanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively. Haaparanta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Perez misses with an uppercut. Haaparanta saw that one coming. Haaparanta just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Perez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haaparanta. Haaparanta's coach down at K.O Heaven was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haaparanta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Haaparanta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Perez lands a lovely overhand right. Haaparanta slips under a jab. Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Haaparanta misses with a leg kick and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haaparanta. Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Perez lands a jab-cross combination. A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target. Haaparanta tries a quick counter leg kick but Perez is wise to it. Haaparanta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Haaparanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez. Perez avoids the head kick by Haaparanta.
Perez misses with a wild body shot. Haaparanta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Haaparanta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A decent looking body kick lands there for Haaparanta. Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haaparanta sees it coming and avoids it easily. Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez swings for the body but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Haaparanta lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez throws a series of strikes that have Haaparanta backpedaling.
Haaparanta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez. Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Haaparanta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perez to score with a decent uppercut. A big right from Haaparanta misses. Haaparanta throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it. Haaparanta connects with a high kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Haaparanta swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Perez. Haaparanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez. Haaparanta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Haaparanta misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Haaparanta. Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Haaparanta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez. Haaparanta misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perez misses with a hook. Haaparanta ducked under it nicely. Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haaparanta manages to avoid it. Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haaparanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez cracks Haaparanta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Haaparanta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta looks like he wants to counter punch here. Haaparanta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Haaparanta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Haaparanta throws a leg kick that misses. Perez throwing a counter right hand but Haaparanta manages to avoid it. Haaparanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perez takes a step back to recover. Perez digs a good body shot into Haaparanta's ribs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haaparanta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Haaparanta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice jab there from Haaparanta. Haaparanta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez. Haaparanta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it. Haaparanta fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body. Haaparanta connects with an inside leg kick. A head kick misses from Haaparanta. No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harri Haaparanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Haaparanta ducks under a wild hook from Perez. Good shot there by Perez. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. Haaparanta slips a straight right by Perez. 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! Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Perez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez works the jab nicely. Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haaparanta on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haaparanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez avoids the head kick by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Haaparanta scores with a hook. Haaparanta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Perez scores with a body shot.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy. Perez throws a body punch but Haaparanta moves out of range. A cross from Perez lands. Nice defenses there by Haaparanta. Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far. Haaparanta misses with a head kick.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haaparanta manages to avoid it. Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Perez takes a swing at Haaparanta's ribcage but misses. A big left from Perez misses. Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Perez ducks under a wild hook from Haaparanta. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Haaparanta throws a right and a left that both miss. Haaparanta throws a right and a left that both miss. Perez throwing a counter right hand but Haaparanta manages to avoid it. Perez avoids the body shot from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Haaparanta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Perez moves out of range as Haaparanta throws a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Haaparanta takes one on the button. Haaparanta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perez to score with a decent uppercut. Haaparanta ducks under a wild hook from Perez. Haaparanta takes one to the chin there. Perez with a hook. Perez with a hook. Haaparanta lands with a slapping head kick. Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A combination from Perez does no damage. Haaparanta looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Haaparanta is just out of range. Some wild striking there from Haaparanta.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Haaparanta's shoulder, as Haaparanta tries to avoid the shot. Haaparanta gets off balance looking for a body kick letting Perez counter with a right hand. Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Perez misses with the combination.
Haaparanta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. An inside leg kick from Haaparanta misses. Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Perez scores with a shot to the body.
Haaparanta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haaparanta misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haaparanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haaparanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. 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! Haaparanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Haaparanta goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Perez misses with a body shot.
Haaparanta on the wrong end of a nice jab. Perez checks a low kick from Haaparanta. Perez throws a series of punches but Haaparanta moves out of range. Perez cracks Haaparanta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Haaparanta misses with a leg kick. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Perez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haaparanta has time to react. Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haaparanta moves away. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haaparanta moves away from the strike by Perez. Haaparanta defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand. Haaparanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nice uppercut there from Perez. A combination from Perez does no damage. Perez scores with a nice head shot. Haaparanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haaparanta slips a straight right by Perez. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. Haaparanta drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A punch combination from Haaparanta misses. Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses. A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haaparanta can do to turn this around? Perez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haaparanta has time to react. Perez missing with a left hand there. Haaparanta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A combination from Haaparanta does no damage. Perez looks to land a right hand but Haaparanta moved out of range. Perez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haaparanta tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Haaparanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez looks to land a combination. Haaparanta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Perez scores with a hook to the body. Haaparanta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Perez blocks a head kick by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily. As Haaparanta looks to move away, Perez throws a big counter combo but Haaparanta just gets out of the way. Haaparanta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Haaparanta dodges the punch combination from Perez.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haaparanta at a distance.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haaparanta connects with a high kick. Haaparanta throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses. Perez is looking to counter punch. This has been an exciting period of action! A swing and a miss from Haaparanta. Haaparanta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perez digs a good body shot into Haaparanta's ribs. Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Perez lands an overhand right. Perez blocks a head kick by Haaparanta.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haaparanta. Haaparanta slips under a jab from Perez. Haaparanta throws a sloppy head kick and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A jab lands there for Perez. Perez scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Haaparanta misses and Perez counters with a straight right hand. Haaparanta misses with a combination
letting Perez counter with a right hand. Perez throws a right and a left that both miss. Some wild striking there from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses. Haaparanta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez scores with a jab. Perez missing with a left hand there. Haaparanta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A left lands for Perez. Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Haaparanta avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Haaparanta swinging wildly here.
Perez moves into range and connects with a jab. Haaparanta misses with a double jab.
A jab from Perez misses. Haaparanta throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease. As Haaparanta looks to move away, Perez throws a big counter combo but Haaparanta just gets out of the way. Perez slips a straight right by Haaparanta.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perez scores with a one two! Haaparanta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Haaparanta misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perez. Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haaparanta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Nice uppercut lands for Perez. That snapped Haaparanta's head back.
Haaparanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Haaparanta on the wrong end of a nice hook. Haaparanta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez lands the left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Perez loads up on a big right hand but Haaparanta slips the punch. Haaparanta moves out of range as Perez strikes. Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harri Haaparanta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Manny Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Haaparanta connects with a high kick. A big right from Haaparanta misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round. Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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