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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Red (ranked 4007 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 3628 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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169 cm
25
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
39
180 lbs
20 - 34 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Red! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Red shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Red looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Red definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Red's guard. Perez postures up.
Red working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perez. Perez advances to half guard. Red tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg. Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Red is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold. Perez seems to be working for a kimura but Red defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Red wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perez connects with a nice short shot to Red's temple. Perez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Red! Perez raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Kurt Red has been cut. Perez lands a big elbow. Perez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Red has worked his arm free - good work by Red!
Perez lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Red is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Perez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Perez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Red some visible discomfort.
Red is trying to get back to half guard. Perez scoring with punches from side control. Red taking a bit of punishment here - Perez scoring with strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Red is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow. Perez trying to control the action but Red is working from the bottom. Perez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez has hold of Red's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Red tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Perez cranks the arm and Red screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Red, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pascual Perez! After winning the bout, Pascual Perez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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