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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 2740 p4p, 300 weight class) and Cedric Zhang (ranked 7104 p4p, 509 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. The key to victory for Michel Pereira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Zhang!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Zhang persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Zhang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zhang drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhang slows down the pace here.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhang jumps guard and drags Pereira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zhang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhang working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang wants to sweep here but Pereira controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zhang is proving hard to escape from.
Pereira being controlled here momentarily.
Pereira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zhang's guard.
Zhang is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zhang has his foot on Pereira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pereira works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zhang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhang.
Zhang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zhang tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhang trying to control the pace.
Pereira has hold of Zhang's hands but Zhang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zhang with the ground and pound but Pereira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zhang told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zhang is standing up over Pereira. Pereira looks to escape but Zhang dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zhang is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zhang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zhang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zhang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pereira's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Zhang 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.
Zhang digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zhang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Zhang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo.
Zhang closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pereira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zhang somewhat.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Zhang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zhang dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Zhang's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Zhang goes for a double leg but Pereira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pereira continues to drive forward.
A head kick from Pereira lands but Zhang takes it in his stride.
Zhang shoots and misses
and Zhang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhang rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Zhang blocks with his arms.
Zhang drags the fight down to the ground.
Zhang is pulling down on Pereira's head. It's preventing any offense from Pereira, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira won't allow Zhang to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to stand but Zhang is controlling from the bottom.
Zhang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
Zhang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhang has a closed guard, preventing Pereira from standing up.
Zhang is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang clinches.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhang avoids it.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zhang.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhang managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Zhang goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Zhang with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tests Zhang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Pereira tenderised Zhang's leg. Zhang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zhangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhang with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhang looks for a takedown but Pereira sprawls well.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhang drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pereira blocks a head kick by Zhang.
Zhang tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira is looking to slow Zhang down with leg kicks.
Zhang fails with the takedown.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pereira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zhang somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang shoots and misses
and Pereira counters with a body kick.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Zhang.
Pereira is looking to slow Zhang down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang with a poor takedown
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zhang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhang shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhang tries to clinch but Pereira moves away
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhang is rocked!
Zhang glances at the clock... BAM! Pereira nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Zhang crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Zhang is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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