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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 110 p4p, 17 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 165 p4p, 23 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nilsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Wayne - Right above it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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207 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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196 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nilsen throws a jab when Perez was well out of range. Nilsen misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nilsen throws an off balance right hand
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut. Nilsen misses with an uppercut
letting Perez counter with a right hand. Perez slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Nilsen backing away here, and Perez unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Nilsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss! Nilsen moves into the clinch. Perez pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nilsen misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nilsen tries for a takedown but Perez manages to get underhooks.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike. Nilsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsen. A short right from Perez. A short right from Perez on the inside. Nilsen prevents a body shot from Perez. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nilsen. A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez. Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilsen controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez. Nilsen lands a damaging elbow. Nilsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A body shot lands from Nilsen.
I was talking to Nilsen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Perez working aggressively here.
Nilsen misses with a hook from the clinch. Nilsen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle. Nilsen is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yacob Nilsen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Perez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nilsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perez. Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nilsen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsen. Nilsen scores with a hook to the body. Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez gets through Nilsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nilsen digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank. Nilsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nilsen misses with a body punch.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilsen controls his hands.
Perez throws a head punch that misses. A right hook to the body lands for Perez.
Perez lands a body punch in the clinch. A right hand to the body from Perez.
Perez gets through Nilsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short left from Nilsen. Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch on the inside from Nilsen fails to land. Nilsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nilsen blocks a body shot from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nilsen misses with the head strike.
Nilsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez. A nice left hand lands by Perez.
A short uppercut from Perez. Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Nilsen is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Perez. Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Perez lands with a short shot to the head. Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards. Nilsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perez blocks it with crossed arms. Nilsen prevents a body shot from Perez. Perez lands a body shot. A short body shot lands from Perez as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Perez. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nilsen prevents a body shot from Perez. Perez tries to work over Nilsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilsen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perez lands with a short shot to the head. Perez is working Nilsen over against the cage. Perez lands a body punch in the clinch. Perez lands a left hand.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilsen controls his hands.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez. Perez pushes Nilsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Perez lands a body shot. Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nilsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Perez on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez lands a body punch in the clinch. Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nilsen prevents a body shot from Perez. Nice body punch from Perez. Perez lands a nice shot to the body. Perez is leaning against Nilsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsen controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo 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.
Nilsen throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perez takes one on the button. Nilsen misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely. Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsen. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet. Perez throws out a counter right but Nilsen avoids it with no problem. Nilsen swings widly with a right hand
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nilsen misses with a combination
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nilsen throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nilsen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPerez. Nilsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand! Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Nilsen does it's job there. Perez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Perez lands a big right hook! Nilsen looks hurt but is still standing! Perez lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Nilsen falls down and Perez dives in with a huge hammer fist! Nilsen's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Perez runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enzo Perez! Enzo Perez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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