Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Demonok vs Tosen 2
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1#
Rios connects with a leg kick.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Rios misses with a body shot.
Rios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Rios blocks the body kick.
Pereira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rios throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira throws a leg kick that misses.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Rios's ribs.#T1#
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Rios moves out of range.
Rios works over Pereira's head and body with a nice combination.
Rios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira checks a leg kick nicely.
Pereira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira cracks Rios with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rios.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Rios checks it
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Rios lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Pereira. #T2#
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rios seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pereira finds it's way round the side to connect with Rios's head. #CUT2#Diego Rios's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Rios on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pereira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pereira throws a one two combo.
Rios connects with a body shot.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rios. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It looks like Rios has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T3#
Rios avoids a kick to the body.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira throws a leg kick but Rios checks it.
Rios avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rios drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rios.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Rios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Pereira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rios rather than just go for the knockout.
Pereira misses with a low kick. #T4#
Rios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rios punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios misses with a low kick as Pereira jumps back.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Rios avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios works the jab nicely.
A jab from Rios finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Rios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diego Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Rios takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rios.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios tries to work over Pereira's front leg with a kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira throws a sloppy body shot
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios scores with a leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Rios.
Good standup being displayed there by Rios as he connects with a hook.
Rios misses with a low kick. #T1#
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Rios blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rios scores with a jab. Pereira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rios avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a nice right hand.
Rios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rios tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Rios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pereira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rios has got the better of the exchanges.#T2#
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Pereira walks into a straight right hand from Rios.
Rios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira misses with a left hand
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
Rios thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Rios lands with a cross.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Rios takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Rios connects with a solid leg kick.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Rios was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Rios looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pereira slips a jab from Rios.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#Diego Rios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy body kick from Pereira
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
Rios lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Rios throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rios checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Rios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
Diego Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T4#
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios lands a head shot.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Rios throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Rios scores with a three punch combo!
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rios clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Pereira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pereira misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a leg kick.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Rios's legs.
Rios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T1#
Rios checks a low kick from Pereira.
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rios. Rios obviously looking to wear him down.
Rios throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
As Pereira looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Pereira just gets out of the way.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Rios.
Pereira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rios's hands.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios lands a jab-cross combination.
Rios lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rios tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rios goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Rios connects with a single shot there.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Pereira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rios cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Rios blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rios lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
It looked like Rios was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Rios throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rios moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Rios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pereira throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rios is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good leg kick by Rios.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rios is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Rios had a free shot at his head there.
Diego Rios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: GC 493: Holl VS Cruz
Date: May 27, 2023

#R1#
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Moura moves out of range easily.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Moura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moura slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#TD2#
Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moura preventing the sweep.
Moura throws a big right hand that misses.
Moura wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Pereira being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Well, if Pereira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB2#
Moura looking for submissions off his back.
Moura trying to hold on to Pereira's head to control him but Pereira postures up.
Pereira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.#SUB2#
Moura looking for submissions off his back.
Pereira content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Moura actively working from the bottom here.
Pereira wants to stand but Moura has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Moura tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira is pressing down on Moura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moura is holding on for now. #T3##SUB2#
Moura looking for submissions off his back.
Pereira trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Moura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Moura misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pereira duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Moura's torso.
Pereira slips under a jab from Moura.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Moura moves out of range easily.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira thows a body kick. Moura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Moura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pereira motions for Moura to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moura avoids the head kick by Pereira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moura! But no joy.
Moura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Moura throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Moura lands a jab to the head.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Moura stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Moura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
Moura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Moura tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moura circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moura.
Pereira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira throws a push kick but Moura slaps the foot to one side.
Moura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Moura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moura.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Moura flicks out a counter leg kick but Pereira steps away.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Moura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Moura's torso.
Moura with the inside leg kick.
Moura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Moura.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moura.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Moura saw that one coming.
Moura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
A little jabbing left from Moura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD2#
Moura shoots in and bounces Pereira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Moura trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moura trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Moura landing with the ground and pound.
Moura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Moura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Moura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moura throws a big elbow that misses.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Moura saw that one coming.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Moura just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moura. That one must have hurt.#TD2#
Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moura throwing strikes but missing.
Moura stands and throws Pereira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Moura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Moura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL2#
Moura forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Moura lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pereira up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Moura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moura lands an uppercut.
Moura is looking to control Pereira's arms but Pereira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moura has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Moura has the dominant position.#BC#
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Moura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moura lands a jab to the nose.
Pereira misses with a looping right.#T1#
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Moura's head but Moura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moura misses with a straight left.
Moura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pereira throws a right hand that Moura ducks under and follows up with a left that Moura also avoids with ease.
Moura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moura.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira misses the jab.
Moura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moura with a nice cross.
Moura connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira lands a jab-cross combination.
Moura lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Moura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moura is out of range. #T2#
Moura cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moura.
Moura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Moura.
Moura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Moura's legs.
Moura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Moura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Moura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira misses with a combination
and Moura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira throws a solid leg kick but Moura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pereira.
Moura blocks a jab.
Pereira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moura.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Moura avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira backing away here, and Moura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Moura.
Moura walks into a jab.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#TD2#
Moura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pereira was covering up waiting for the punch and Moura finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Moura postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pereira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moura, into his guard. #REVR#
Moura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace.#T4##SUB2#
Moura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Moura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pereira controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Harry Moura just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moura jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pereira digs a good hook to Moura's body.
Nice body punch from Moura.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Moura saw that one coming.
Moura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moura blocks a low kick nicely.
Moura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moura.
Moura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira lands with a cross.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Moura moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Moura fails to land the takedown.
Pereira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Moura tenderised Pereira's leg. Pereira is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Pereira lands but Moura takes it in his stride.
Moura ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira walks into a left hand.
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!
Moura lands an overhand right.#TD2#
Moura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pereira did well to prevent Moura getting side control.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Moura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pereira is refusing to be controlled, as Moura sits in half guard.
Pereira is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moura lands a head kick! #T3##CL2#
Moura rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Moura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses
and Moura counters with a thumping low kick.
Moura thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Moura cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Moura avoids the body shot from Pereira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moura! But no joy.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Moura's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Moura darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
Moura misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Moura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moura scores with a jab to the head.
Pereira scores with a kick to the body.
Pereira tries to bum rush Moura with a series of wild strikes but Moura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moura. Moura obviously looking to wear him down.
Moura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pereira.
Pereira lands with an uppercut that bounces Moura off the cage and back into range.#CUT#That has opened up Harry Moura's cut even more.
Pereira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira wants to slow Moura down by chopping away at his legs.
Moura tries to clinch up.
Moura with a hook.
Pereira throws a right hand that Moura ducks under and follows up with a left that Moura also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moura! But no joy.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura throws a nice head kick!
Pereira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Moura's legs.
Moura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Moura dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Pereira lands a head kick. Moura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moura connects with an inside leg kick.
Moura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moura moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Moura.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Moura. Beautiful body shot.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick
and Moura counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2#
Moura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Pereira's head. #T1#
Moura wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
Pereira won't allow Moura to pass to mount.
Moura with the ground and pound but Pereira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Moura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harry Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moura throws an elbow that misses. Pereira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moura's guard. Nice move by Pereira!#REVR##SUB2#
Moura working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily. #SUB2#
Moura throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pereira uses it to pass to side control.
Harry Moura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Moura tries to buck Pereira off but Pereira is having none of it.
Moura wants to control but Pereira postures up.
Pereira 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 Moura's shoulder. That is not cool.
Moura is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Moura is trying to control Pereira's posture but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moura keeps working. #T3#
Moura struggling a bit here.
Moura is trying to improve his position.
Moura has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out 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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Moura.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pereira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moura throws a low kick but Pereira moves out of range easily.
Moura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura connects with a nice looking jab.
Moura scores with a push kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Moura coming out on top.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moura's sensitive parts.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Moura counter with a right hand.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Moura slips the punch.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moura is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
Moura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moura or perhaps it was just good defense by Pereira, which made it look bad.
Moura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Moura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moura.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Moura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Moura!
Harry Moura is the new light heavyweight champion!
Harry Moura decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: GC 491: Pereira VS Bispen
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
Pereira lands the left hand.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Bispen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Bispen connects with a body shot.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Bispen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira slips under a jab from Bispen.
Pereira tries to counter by clinching up but Bispen breaks away and moves out of range.
Bispen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bispen works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Bispen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bispen.
Bispen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws out a leg kick but Bispen moves out of range and Pereira only half commits.
Bispen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Bispen lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Bispen.
No joy there for Bispen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bispen.#CUT#It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
Pereira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bispen misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bispen is pushing Pereira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Bispen blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bispen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Bispen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Bispen blocks it. #T2#
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Bispen blocks with his arms.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bispen's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bispen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Bispen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bispen avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Bispen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pereira on the side of the head.
Bispen connects with a body shot.#CL#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Bispen against the cage.
Bispen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bispen throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Bispen blocks with his arms.
Bispen lands with a light punch inside.
Bispen blocking some punches. #T3##BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
Bispen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bispen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head. #CL#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Bispen in a clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bispen blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bispen.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Bispen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pereira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bispen can turn it around.
Bispen is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereira has double underhooks.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Bispen's ribcage. Bispen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bispen is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bispen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a body punch. #T4#
A short left from Pereira.
Bispen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bispen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bispen is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Pereira misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira tries to clinch but Bispen moves out of range.
It seemed like Bispen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bispen blocks the leg kick.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereira misses with a head kick. #CL#
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pereira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bispen moves away.
Bispen swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Bispen circles away.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Ivan Bispen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Bispen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
Bispen misses with a double jab.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Bispen digs a good hook to Pereira's body.
Bispen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pereira backs up against the cage.
Pereira wants to land a leg kick but Bispen is out of range.
Bispen throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bispen.
Pereira defending well as Bispen loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bispen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bispen! But no joy.
Bispen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bispen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bispen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bispen lands with an overhand left.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bispen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bispen is defending well for now.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bispen.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
Bispen has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bispen avoids it.
Bispen wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira darts in trying to clinch
and Bispen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Bispen avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bispen scores with a nice right hand.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Bispen throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
Bispen misses with a double jab.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Bispen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pereira with a body shot.#T3#
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bispen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Bispen managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Good body shot from Bispen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bispen lands with a right hand.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Bispen in a clinch.
Bispen prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Pereira has Bispen pressed against the cage, preventing Bispen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Bispen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bispen, as that shot connected. #T4#
Pereira throws a series of punches but Bispen avoids them all with ease.
Bispen digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bispen.
Bispen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Bispen is avoiding it.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bispen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Bispen had a free shot at his head there.
Pereira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bispen. Bispen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pereira wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Bispen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Bispen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bispen connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Bispen swinging wildly here.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bispen misses the shot to the body.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bispen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Bispen.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bispen.
Bispen swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Bispen lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Pereira.#T1#
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira throws a jab but it's blocked by Bispen.
Bispen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bispen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Pereira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bispen dips to his left and cracks Pereira with an uppercut!
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bispen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bispen throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Bispen.
Pereira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bispen throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
Bispen tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bispen is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Pereira lands a body shot.
Bispen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bispen is defending well for now.
Pereira is working Bispen over against the cage.
Bispen is trying to break free.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Pereira as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bispen avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Bispen as the two fighters clinch.
Bispen lands with a left to the head.
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Bispen tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Bispen is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.#BC2#
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Bispen avoids nicely.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Bispen. #T3#
Bispen scores with a decent looking hook.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Bispen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bispen.
Decent striking displayed by Bispen there.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bispen unleashes a big counter combination but Pereira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bispen takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Bispen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bispen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bispen throws a series of strikes that have Pereira backpedaling.
Bispen jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bispen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.#CL#
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispen wants to break free but Pereira has control.
Pereira lands an uppercut.
Bispen wants to break free but Pereira has control.
Bispen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bispen tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Michel Pereira did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Bispen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispen controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Bispen blocks with his arms.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Bispen breaks the clinch.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.#T1#
Pereira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Bispen. Beautiful body shot.
Bispen throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Bispen slips the punch.
Bispen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bispen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira is looking to counter the offense by Bispen and move into the clinch.
Bispen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bispen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira throws a body punch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira slips under a jab from Bispen.#CL#
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Bispen.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bispen.
Bispen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bispen blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira has Bispen pressed against the cage, preventing Bispen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Bispen. #T2#
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bispen's efforts to push away.
Bispen blocks a body shot from Pereira.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bispen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pereira keeps control of Bispen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michel Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bispen prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira digs a right hand into Bispen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bispen's gas tank.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Bispen's head.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bispen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Pereira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Bispen blocks with his arms.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bispen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bispen misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Bispen blocks it.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bispen's elbow.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispen wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
Bispen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pereira up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pereira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispen controls his hands.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bispen is defending well for now.
Bispen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bispen.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Bispen is blocking nicely.
Bispen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bispen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bispen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bispen has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Bispen wants to get back to striking at distance but Pereira won't allow it.
Pereira pushes Bispen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira had his way with Ivan Bispen in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bispen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Bispen slips a straight right by Pereira.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Bispen connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Pereira is looking to wear down Bispen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Bispen slips a straight right by Pereira.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bispen.
Bispen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispen avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Bispen.
Pereira takes a swing at Bispen's ribcage but misses.
Bispen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pereira backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira throws a jab when Bispen was well out of range.
Bispen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bispen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bispen lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
Bispen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bispen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Bispen.
Jab from Bispen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira. #T2#
Pereira tries to score with a low kick but Bispen moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira scoring well with a low kick there.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bispen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira misses with a head kick. #CL#
Pereira pushes Bispen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Pereira.
Bispen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Bispen.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bispen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Bispen blocks with his arms.
Bispen is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bispen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bispen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivan Bispen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Bispen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bispen prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Bispen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michel Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bispen avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Bispen avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Bispen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Bispen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bispen jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bispen blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Pereira.#CL#
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Bispen tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Bispen manages to break the clinch.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira scores with a head kick. Bispen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Bispen is just out of range.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Bispen is avoiding it. #CL#
Pereira has managed to clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bispen blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bispen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Bispen misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michel Pereira.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira retains his light heavyweight title!
Michel Pereira thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 486: Ecker VS Pereira
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Ecker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ecker.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL#
Ecker has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ecker tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Ecker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira keeps Ecker at a distance using the push kick.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ecker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ecker.
Ecker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira looks to land a combination. Ecker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Pereira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ecker's face.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ecker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ecker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Ecker is breathing heavily.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Ecker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Pereira.
A short right from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ecker blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Ecker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ecker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Ecker's ribcage.
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!
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Ecker controls the action.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Ecker blocks it. #T2#
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ecker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Ecker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Ecker manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Pereira forces Ecker back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.#T3#
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira presses Ecker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Ecker won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ecker's face.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ecker or not.
Ecker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.
A short left from Pereira.
Ecker wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira gets through Ecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses
and Ecker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ecker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Devin Ecker is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ecker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pereira is working Ecker over against the cage.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
Michel Pereira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ecker wants a takedown.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ecker's efforts to push away.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head. #ROC2#Ecker is rocked!
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Oh Ecker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Ecker seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Ecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ecker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ecker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pereira sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Ecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#KD2#
Pereira drops Ecker with a big knee straight up the middle! Ecker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Pereira forces Ecker back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Pereira. #T2#
Ecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ecker misses with the head strike.
Ecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Ecker.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Ecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Pereira takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Ecker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ecker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Ecker blocks it.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ecker or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw! #T3#
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira presses Ecker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Ecker is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that Ecker semi-blocks.
Pereira scores with a jab. Ecker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ecker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Ecker back into the cage.#T4#
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ecker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ecker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely. #BC#
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Pereira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ecker takes one to the chin there.
Ecker throws a head kick that Pereira semi-blocks.
Ecker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Pereira clinches up with Ecker and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Pereira has managed to clinch.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Ecker.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Ecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ecker throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ecker tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ecker misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pereira. #CL2#
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ecker throws an elbow that misses.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ecker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Ecker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ecker.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ecker avoids the damage to the body.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ecker working aggressively here.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Ecker lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira digs a right hand into Ecker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ecker's gas tank.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ecker avoids it.
Ecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira cracks Ecker with a nice body shot.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira. #T2#
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ecker is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pereira prevents Ecker from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Ecker tries to tie him up.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ecker has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira gets through Ecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Ecker avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ecker.
Pereira keeps control of Ecker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.#T3#
Ecker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Pereira.
Ecker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body. #BC#
Ecker breaks from the clinch.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Ecker moves out of range easily.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ecker throws a big counter combination but Pereira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ecker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
Pereira tries to clinch but Ecker moves out of range. #CL2#
Pereira instigates a clinch.
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!
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Pereira.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
Ecker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira letting Ecker take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Pereira. #BC#
Ecker breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Ecker looking for a takedown.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Ecker breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira really dominated that round.
That's time! Ecker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Pereira punishes Ecker's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Pereira.#CL2#
Pereira has Ecker up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Ecker lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Ecker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ecker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Ecker tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
Pereira lands a body punch.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T1#
Pereira lands a right hand.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ecker is defending well for now.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira throws a big uppercut that drops Ecker! More strikes from Pereira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ecker lies dazed against the cage as Pereira celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira is the new light heavyweight champion!
Michel Pereira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GC 480: Fritz VS Shakes
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roger tries to counter with a takedown but Pereira is quick to defend against it.
Roger looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.#CL2#
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roger avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roger blocks it with crossed arms.
Roger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roger blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Roger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira gets underhooks to prevent Roger's takedown attempt.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira gets underhooks to prevent Roger's takedown attempt.
Roger is breathing heavily.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roger takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pereira lands a body punch.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Roger's ribcage.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roger avoids it.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roger backwards.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roger.
Roger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jolly Roger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body. #KD2#
Pereira drops Roger with a big knee straight up the middle! Roger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#Roger is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jolly Roger has been cut.#CL2#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Roger against the cage.
Oh Roger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira pushes Roger against the cage. Pereira is working some dirty boxing. Pereira pushes off with a quick right hook! Roger goes down! Roger tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pereira moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 478: Rahl VS Evans
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Pereira. #TD2#
Moura shoots in and bounces Pereira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moura chips away with some ground and pound.
Pereira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moura.
Moura throws a big elbow that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Moura working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pereira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Moura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moura keeps trying to improve his position.
Moura trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Moura is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pereira pulls Moura in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick but Moura moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Moura on that attempt.
Pereira is looking for a counter combo.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moura moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Pereira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moura.
Moura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Moura.
Moura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Moura's ribs.
Pereira darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Pereira. #TD2#
Moura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moura showed some decent athleticism there.
Moura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moura thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Moura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pereira has his hands clasped together around Moura's back. He's all about the action.#T3#
Moura is trying to control the action in half guard but Pereira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Moura.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira is defending against the submission attempts here by Moura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
Moura throws a strike but Pereira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moura trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pereira holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura postures up in Pereira's guard and throws a big left but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Pereira being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Moura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Moura's corner calls for a 1-2. Moura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moura moves away.
Moura lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moura is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Moura circles away.
Moura throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moura can pounce on him.
Moura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Moura tries to counter with a clinch but Pereira shakes him off and moves away.
Moura throws a front kick that sends Pereira stumbling back into the cage.
Moura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pereira duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Moura coming out on top.
Pereira gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL2#
and Moura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moura blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Moura is working Pereira over against the cage.
Moura lands a right hand. #T1#
Moura tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moura tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moura looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Moura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moura lands a slapping body shot.
Moura digs a good hook to Pereira's body.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Moura.
Moura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Moura sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira tries to work over Moura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD2#
Moura has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pereira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Moura looking for the choke from the back.
Pereira holding on to Moura's left wrist, preventing the choke. #T2#
Moura throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB2#
Pereira won't enjoy being in this position. Moura looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Pereira is tapping - it's over boys! Moura picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Moura!
Harry Moura was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 469: Oosthuizen VS De La We
Date: Dec 10, 2022

#R1#
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ecker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ecker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Ecker persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Ecker pushes him off.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ecker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Ecker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Ecker persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Ecker scores with a leg kick.
Pereira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ecker back to the cage. Pereira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ecker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ecker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Pereira knocks Ecker out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 463: Ndombele VS Doomsday
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
Pereira wants to clinch up but Waddle keeps it at a distance.
Pereira tries to clinch but Waddle is having none of it.
Pereira tries to clinch but Waddle is having none of it.
Pereira tries to clinch but Waddle moves out of range.
Waddle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Waddle back into the cage.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Waddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waddle.
Waddle lands with a left to the head.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
Waddle misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Waddle can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Waddle is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira digs a right hand into Waddle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waddle's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1#
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Waddle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Waddle's ribcage. Waddle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Waddle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waddle or not.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waddle or not.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
Waddle working aggressively here.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Pereira. #T2#
Waddle working aggressively here.
Waddle is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Waddle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Waddle's ribcage.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira is working Waddle over against the cage.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Waddle blocks with his arms.
Waddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waddle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Waddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL2#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Waddle against the cage.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Waddle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waddle.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waddle wants to stall.
Waddle trying to stall but Pereira improves his position.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddle pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Waddle won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waddle avoids it.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waddle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waddle tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira lands a body punch.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waddles head.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waddle's face. #ROC2#Waddle is rocked!
A body shot lands from Pereira.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Pereira takes the fight into the clinch.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waddle prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Waddle blocks it.
Waddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Waddle can't get the takedown.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waddle blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waddle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Waddle is blocking nicely.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waddle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1#
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Waddle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Waddle tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Waddle.
Waddle can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
A hook to the body from Waddle.
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands an uppercut.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waddle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waddle blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira landing knees to the body. #T2#
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Waddle prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Waddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Waddle controls the action.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Waddle avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Waddle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pereira up against the cage.
Waddle misses with some punches.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Waddle.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Waddle blocks an uppercut.
Waddle lands an uppercut.#T3#
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waddle's elbow.
Waddle tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Waddle tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Waddle avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waddle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira cracks Waddle with a nice body shot.
Waddle takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Waddle.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waddle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Waddle is pushing Pereira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waddle.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waddle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waddle misses with a body punch.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Waddle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Pereira pushes Waddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Waddle - that landed with a thud.
Waddle working aggressively here.
Waddle avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Waddle misses with a punch to the body.
Waddle tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Waddle blocks with his arms.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Waddle's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Waddle.
Waddle cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
Waddle misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waddle.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Waddle controls his hands. #T1#
Waddle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waddle lands a nice uppercut.
Waddle tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Pereira.
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Waddle has picked Pereira up - he's going for a ride! Waddle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pereira trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waddle.
Waddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waddle thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
Waddle wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
Chris Waddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Waddle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddle throwing shots but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Waddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Waddle trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira moves into full guard.
Pereira pulls Waddle in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Waddle postures up in Pereira's guard and throws a big left but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Pereira forces Waddle back against the cage and clinches.
Michel Pereira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Waddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Waddle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Waddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waddle misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira gets underhooks to prevent Waddle's takedown attempt.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waddle misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Waddle misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Pereira drops Waddle with a big knee straight up the middle! Waddle is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Waddle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#It looks like Chris Waddle has been cut.#CL2#
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Waddle back into the cage.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Waddle's ribcage.
Pereira working Waddle over with knees to the body.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira pushes Waddle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Michel Pereira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira jerks Waddle to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Waddle's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Pereira steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Michel Pereira!
After winning the bout, Michel Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GC 457: Le Delma VS Rahl
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Kuzma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuzma is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereira has double underhooks.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Kuzma's head.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Kuzma is blocking nicely.
Kuzma blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuzma.
A lazy body kick from Pereira
letting Kuzma counter with a right hand.
Kuzma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pereira.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuzma to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira wants to clinch.#CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Kuzma breaks the clinch.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuzma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuzma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kuzma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira tries to clinch but Kuzma is having none of it. #T1#
Kuzma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuzma misses with a wild combination.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Pereira darts in and clinches Kuzma up against the cage.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Kuzma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira keeps control of Kuzma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kuzma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuzma wants to break free but Pereira has control.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Kuzma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Kuzma does no damage.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuzma.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuzma avoids the head kick by Pereira. #T2#
Kuzma connects with a leg kick.
Kuzma lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Pereira forces Kuzma back against the cage and clinches.
Kuzma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kuzma. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Kuzma breaks from the clinch.
Kuzma looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Kuzma looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira is looking to counter the offense by Kuzma and move into the clinch.#CL#
Pereira clinches.
Kuzma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pereira.
Kuzma wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Kuzma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Kuzma's ribcage.
Kuzma managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira has Kuzma pressed against the cage, preventing Kuzma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Kuzma blocks with his arms.
Kuzma tries to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling the position.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Kuzma breaks the clinch.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Kuzma scores with a jab.
Kuzma circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Kuzma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Pereira tries to work over Kuzma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira has Kuzma pressed against the cage, preventing Kuzma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira presses Kuzma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuzma circles away.
Kyle Kuzma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuzma just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Pereira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuzma.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Kuzma keeps it at a distance.
Kuzma keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Pereira rushes Kuzma and presses him up against the cage.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Kuzma.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuzma is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Kuzma's ribcage. Kuzma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuzma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzma controls the action.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kuzma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Kuzma connects with a leg kick.
Pereira defending well as Kuzma loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Kuzma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Pereira takes the fight into the clinch.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuzma backwards.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Kuzma blocks it.
Pereira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kuzma is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzma looking to stall.
Pereira works on Kuzma's body with a couple of short punches.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzma controls the action.
Michel Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzma avoids it.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira prevents Kuzma from breaking the clinch.
Kuzma misses with some punches.
Pereira tries to work over Kuzma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuzma avoids it.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuzma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Kuzma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuzma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Kuzma pushes him off.
Kuzma misses with a hook.
Kuzma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuzma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Kuzma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuzma misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Pereira rushes Kuzma and presses him up against the cage.
Pereira prevents Kuzma from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Kuzma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Kuzma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuzma tries to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling the position. #BC2#
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Kuzma counters with a body kick.
Kuzma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head. #CL2#
Kuzma moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Kuzma breaks from the clinch.
Kyle Kuzma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuzma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira. #T3#
Kuzma wants to stay close but Pereira steps back to make room for something. Kuzma seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Pereira and Kuzma drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kyle Kuzma stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will back stronger'.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Torsten 2
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Rokicki throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokicki. That did some damage!
Rokicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick from Rokicki.
Rokicki cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Rokicki takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
Rokicki misses with the head strike.
Rokicki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rokicki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rokicki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Rokicki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Rokicki pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rokicki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks it.
Rokicki leaning against his opponent.
Rokicki can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Rokicki is blocking nicely.
Rokicki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Rokicki is blocking nicely.
Rokicki misses with a body punch.
Rokicki just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Pereira avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokicki.
A hook to the body from Pereira.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Rokicki.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks with his arms. #T2#
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rokicki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Rokicki tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokicki's elbow.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Rokicki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Rokicki is blocking nicely.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokicki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pereira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rokicki tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Rokicki back against the cage. #T3#
Rokicki cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Rokicki.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokicki tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira is leaning against Rokicki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokicki blocks an uppercut.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks it.
Rokicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Rokicki. #T4#
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Rokicki misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Rokicki is blocking nicely.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rokicki avoids it.
Rokicki just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Rokicki, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
That's time! Rokicki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rokicki moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira works over Rokicki's head and body with a nice combination.
Rokicki cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rokicki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira scores with a punch to the head.
Rokicki tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Pereira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Rokicki rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rokicki as the two fighters clinch.
Our sources have told us that Rokicki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rokicki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks with his arms.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rokicki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Rokicki, against the cage.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Rokicki as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rokicki.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rokicki avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokicki.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokicki.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Rokicki working aggressively here.
Rokicki tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rokicki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pereira.
Rokicki misses with the head strike.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Rokicki.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Rokicki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira working Rokicki over with knees to the body.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Rokicki lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Rokicki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira pushes Rokicki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rokicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokicki trying to stall but Pereira improves his position.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira blocking some punches. #T4#
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rokicki blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rokicki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira cracks Rokicki with a nice body shot.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rokicki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Rokicki.
Rokicki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira prevents a body shot from Rokicki.
Rokicki can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Rokicki blocks with his arms.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Rokicki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Rokicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Michel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Rokicki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokicki scores with a body shot.
Pereira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rokicki tries to counter with a takedown but Pereira is quick to defend against it.
Pereira cracks Rokicki with a good jab.
A nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Rokicki feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a one two combo.
Rokicki shoots and misses
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#Piotr Rokicki's cut is getting worse.
Rokicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Rokicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pereira can pounce on him.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Rokicki.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Rokicki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Rokicki counters with a straight right hand.
Rokicki takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokicki tries to counter by clinching up but Pereira breaks away and moves out of range.#T2#
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rokicki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pereira lands an overhand right.
Rokicki tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Rokicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokicki. That's going to slow Pereira down. #T3#
Rokicki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Rokicki ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Rokicki feinted with a counter takedown.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Rokicki moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
As Pereira backs away, Rokicki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokicki misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rokicki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piotr Rokicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Rokicki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokicki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rokicki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokicki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
A very excited looking Michel Pereira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs One
Date: Mar 25, 2022

#R1#
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Brownie.
Brownie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira throws the left hand but Brownie avoids the punch easily.
Brownie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brownie tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brownie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brownie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Brownie has Pereira pushed against the cage.#T1#
Pereira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Brownie connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Brownie looking to stall.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Brownie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira works on Brownie's body with a couple of short punches.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Brownie.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T2#
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Brownie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Brownie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie scores with a nice right hand.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Pereira pushes Brownie up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brownie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brownie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Brownie looking to slow down the pace here.
Brownie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T4#
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Brownie blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brownie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Brownie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Brownie's ribcage. Brownie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Brownie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
Pereira misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Pereira is looking to chop away at Brownie's legs.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brownie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brownie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Brownie misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Brownie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brownie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brownie to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Brownie misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Brownie dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Pereira.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie walks into a straight right hand from Pereira.
Brownie scores with the left hand. Pereira knows he should have avoided that one.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Brownie.
Brownie lands a jab.#T2#
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaun Brownie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brownie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brownie misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a nice body shot.
Brownie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Brownie.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Brownie moves into the clinch.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3#
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Brownie blocks it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira gets underhooks to prevent Brownie's takedown attempt.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brownie wants a takedown.
Brownie has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Brownie just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Brownie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pereira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brownie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Brownie misses with some punches.
Brownie wants a takedown.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownies head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Brownie misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie stalling in the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brownie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brownie.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pereira feints with a jab and clips Brownie right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Brownie is sent crashing into the canvas and Pereira leaps in for the kill! Brownie tries to get to his feet but Pereira is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Brownie is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Kluba 2
Date: Feb 18, 2022

#R1#
Edmonds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira is looking for a counter combo.
Pereira cracks Edmonds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmonds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Edmonds counters with a left to the body.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edmonds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edmonds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edmonds on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Nice jab there from Edmonds.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Edmonds ducks down to avoid it.
Edmonds misses with the combination.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edmonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmonds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edmonds throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edmonds lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
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!
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Pereira scoring well with a low kick there.
Edmonds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pereira.
Pereira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Edmonds finds it's way through Pereira's defenses. #TD2#
Edmonds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Edmonds goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pereira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edmonds's guard! Nice work there by Pereira!
Pereira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but Edmonds defending well.
Edmonds is staying active underneath Pereira, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Pereira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Edmonds is keeping him busy.
Pereira wants to pass the guard but Edmonds is defending well.
Pereira prevents Edmonds from improving his position.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edmonds wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira is controlling the pace.
Pereira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edmonds knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edmonds is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edmonds won't allow Pereira to pass to mount. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pereira throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Edmonds misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
Edmonds keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Edmonds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira connects with a crisp jab.
Edmonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edmonds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Pereira takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edmonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edmonds is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Edmonds.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edmonds swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Edmonds gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pereira regains guard.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira has his hands on Edmonds's head, controlling the position.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Edmonds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira! #REVR#
Pereira looking to control but instead Edmonds has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#T3#
Edmonds makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edmonds.
Pereira controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Edmonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pereira defends it easily.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmonds is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Edmonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmonds is retaining full guard.
Edmonds looking to control but Pereira passes into half guard.
Edmonds tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Edmonds with a hook.
Edmonds swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edmonds thinking.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Edmonds with an uppercut!
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Edmonds there.
Edmonds scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Good exchange - Edmonds coming out on top.
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edmonds momentarily.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pereira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Pereira slips under a jab.
Pereira motions for Edmonds to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Edmonds swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.#TD2#
Edmonds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Pereira trying to keep a closed guard but Edmonds is proving a slippery customer.
Pereira managing to control the position. #T2#
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard.
Edmonds keeps trying to improve his position.
Pereira pulls Edmonds in close to prevent any damage.
Edmonds stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira throws a hook but Edmonds avoids it easily.#T3#
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Edmonds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Edmonds misses with a few strikes there.
Edmonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick. #TD2#
Edmonds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Pereira is trying to get back to half guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edmonds is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Edmonds wants to free his trapped foot but Pereira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edmonds is trying to control. Pereira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Edmonds wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira keeping hold of Edmonds's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edmonds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
During a confident post fight interview, John Edmonds thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Johnson
Date: Jan 19, 2022

#R1#
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yi to score with a decent uppercut.
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Yi.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Yi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yi misses with a leg kick.
Yi lands a jab.
Yi throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yi.
Pereira sizes up Yi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yi scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yi to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Yi's knee but Yi avoids it well.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Yi.
Yi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Pereira tries a quick counter leg kick but Yi is wise to it.
Yi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Yi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Pereira lands.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yi lands a lovely overhand right.
Yi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Yi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Yi scores with a punch to the head.
Yi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Yi had a free shot at his head there.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yi throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yi misses with an uppercut.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira blocks a low kick nicely.
Pereira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yi back to the cage. Pereira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Yi circles away.
Yi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick. #T3#
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Yi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pereira. Pereira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#TD#
Yi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yi trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Yi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pereira's thigh. Pereira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.#T4#
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Pereira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses.
Yi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pereira's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Yi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Yi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yi lands with a cross.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Yi lands with an overhand left.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Pereira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pereira.
Jin Yi is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Yi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pereira's half guard.
Yi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Yi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yi is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Yi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Yi thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yi.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Yi is working for a submission of some sort.
Yi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pereira wants to control but Yi is keeping busy.
Yi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pereira wants to control but Yi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
Yi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left lands for Yi.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
A combination from Yi does no damage. #T3#
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yi.
Yi misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good exchange - Yi coming out on top.
Yi takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi lands with an overhand left.
Pereira misses with a double jab. #T4#
Yi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pereira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yi throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Yi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yi trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Yi being controlled here momentarily.
Pereira is trying to hold Yi in close to prevent damage but Yi has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Yi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A cross from Yi lands.
Jin Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a counter combo.
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi takes one on the button.
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pereira. That's going to slow Yi down.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
Yi scores with a jab.
Yi looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Yi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereira misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Yi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jin Yi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Yi throwing shots but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Yi in his half guard. #SUB#
Yi is trying to work for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Yi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg. #SUB#
Yi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pereira sees it coming and defends easily.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yi misses with a head shot. Pereira uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pereira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yi looking to pass the guard.
Yi stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.#T3#
Yi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yi passes Pereira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yi trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
Pereira keeping hold of Yi's head, controlling as best he can.
Pereira is looking to control Yi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pereira avoid being mounted?
Yi lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
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.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yi is keen to just control but Pereira is a slippery customer.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg.
Yi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yi misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jin Yi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira misses with a body punch
enabling Yi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yi checks it well. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Yi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yi 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Yi!
Jin Yi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Kluba
Date: Dec 15, 2021

#R1#
The Show misses with a body punch
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Show misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Show takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Show throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Show missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but The Show scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
The Show lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Pereira wants to clinch up but The Show keeps it at a distance.
Pereira wants to slow The Show down by chopping away at his legs.
The Show wants to clinch
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Show misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Randy The Show seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Show throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#The Show is rocked!
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
The Show digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
A jab from Pereira misses.
The Show appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira throws a series of punches but The Show avoids them all with ease.
The Show misses with a straight right. #CL2#
The Show clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Show.
The Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Show throws an elbow but misses.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Show's face.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Pereira.
The Show blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira prevents a body shot from The Show.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
The Show lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Show avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
The Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Show misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that The Show has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of The Show backwards.
A nice left hand lands by The Show.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Show's elbow.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Show has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Show is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
The Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Show creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira blocks a body shot from The Show. #BC2#
The Show breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Show scores with a shot to the body.
The Show throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.#T3#
The Show connects with a body shot.
Pereira scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from The Show misses its intended target.
A jab from The Show does it's job there.
The Show throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Pereira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Show.
The Show throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Show lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira jabs The Show to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Show fails with an attempt to clinch.
As The Show backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Show just manages to avoid it.
The Show misses with a looping left.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Show has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Show throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira slips a straight right by The Show.#T4##CL2#
The Show forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
The Show gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Show throws an elbow that misses.
The Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Show is defending well for now.
A short left from The Show.
The Show lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from The Show.
The Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Show misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Show is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
The Show lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Show in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Show dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
The Show scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereira is looking to clinch but The Show is avoiding it.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Show.
The Show misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Show throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Randy The Show seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Pereira tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but The Show is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Pereira buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Pereira!! Pereira is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. The Show throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs Cruz
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
Brownie throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira slips a straight right by Brownie.
Brownie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brownie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brownie throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Brownie throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira moves forwards but Brownie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Pereira tries to work over Brownie's front leg with a kick but Brownie checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Brownie. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Brownie's knee but Brownie avoids it well.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brownie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Brownie slips the punch.
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Brownie there.
Brownie digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Brownie lands with a right hand.
Brownie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Brownie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL2#
Brownie pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Brownie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Brownie.
Brownie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brownie is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Brownie.#T3#
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brownie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brownie avoids it.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brownie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Brownie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brownie lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Pereira gets through Brownie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Brownie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Brownie has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Brownie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brownie.
Come on Brownie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brownie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brownie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Brownie keeps the fight on the outside.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T1#
Brownie checks a leg kick nicely.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Brownie moves out of range easily.
Brownie throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Brownie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Brownie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Brownie connects with a body shot.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaun Brownie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brownie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.#T2#
Brownie thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
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!
Brownie lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
Pereira lands with a hook. Brownie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Brownie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brownie throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brownie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brownie throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Brownie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Brownie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brownie swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pereira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#KD#
Pereira lands a big head kick that sends Brownie tumbling to the mat! Pereira takes a step backwards and waves Brownie back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Brownie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Brownie crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
A relieved looking Michel Pereira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Edmond vs Torsten
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
Pereira cracks Trucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Pereira - just one landing.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trucks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trucks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
Pereira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trucks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Trucks lands a nice looking body shot.
Trucks checks a low kick from Pereira.
Trucks lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Pereira.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Trucks lands a right hook to the body.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Pereira clinches.
Trucks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trucks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Trucks. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Trucks avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Trucks drops back down to his feet.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Trucks avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Trucks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Trucks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pereira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Trucks is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Trucks looking for subs off his back but Pereira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Trucks actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Pereira uses his free foot to push down on Trucks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trucks.
Trucks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trucks is working hard here to advance 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.
Trucks working to try and regain half guard.
Pereira trying to control but Trucks is having none of it. #T4#
Trucks is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Pereira is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Trucks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Trucks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Trucks misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Trucks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Trucks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trucks slips under a jab.
Trucks works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trucks is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pereira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Trucks looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.
Pereira throws a counter combo.
Trucks scores with a body shot.
Trucks jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Trucks thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Derek Trucks is winning the standup battle so far.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trucks throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Trucks scores with a hook.
Trucks takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira feints a jab promting Trucks to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trucks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks misses with a jab to the body
and Pereira counters with a leg kick.
Trucks throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Pereira scores with a nice right hand.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Trucks slips a jab from Pereira.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Trucks swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Trucks misses with a body shot.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Trucks keeps it at a distance.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Trucks slips the punch.
Trucks misses with a series of wild punches.
Trucks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Pereira tries to score with a low kick but Trucks moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Trucks connects with a body shot.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Pereira.
Trucks jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trucks throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trucks cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trucks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Trucks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira throws a fast counter high kick but Trucks manages to duck under it in time.
Trucks throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Trucks tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Trucks drops back down to his feet.
Trucks tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #TD#
Trucks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Trucks manages to end up in side control.

Pereira explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trucks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trucks stalks Pereira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pereira's face. Pereira staggers backwards, shaken.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Pereira.
Pereira cracks Trucks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Trucks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Trucks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's time! Trucks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Trucks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Pereira.
Trucks connects with a nice looking jab.
Trucks misses with a jab to the body
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira connects with a looping right hand.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Trucks misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Trucks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance. #T1#
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira scores with the left hand. Trucks knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Trucks misses.
Trucks misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Trucks misses
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trucks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Trucks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trucks circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a left right combination that sends Trucks crashing to the mat - Pereira wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Trucks out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
A victorious Michel Pereira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Cassino vs Dillbrandt
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1#
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yi throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yi swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Yi dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Yi's head and hops out.
Yi misses with a straight left.
Pereira leaves Yi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi misses with a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Yi cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Yi looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Yi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pereira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well.
Yi working the ground and pound but Pereira is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well. #SUB2#
Yi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
Pereira manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Yi seems to be working for a kimura but Pereira defends the submission attempt.
Yi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
Yi thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Yi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pereira wants to improve his position but Yi is controlling well. #T3#
Pereira is controlling Yi's trapped leg to prevent Yi from advancing to side control.
Pereira is trying to control but Yi passes into side control!
Yi wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira wants to control but Yi postures up.
The strikes coming from Yi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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Yi is trying to ground and pound but Pereira uses the momentary lack of control by Yi to regain half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yi in particular looking to stall.
Pereira has hold of Yi's hands but Yi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Yi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Yi has control of the leg.
Yi trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yi prevents Pereira from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yi lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Yi dominated that round.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pereira slips under a jab from Yi.
A swing and a miss from Yi.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Pereira gets a clinch.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Yi cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Yi tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Yi. #TD2#
Yi has Pereira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pereira tumbling to the mat - Yi dives into Pereira's guard.
Yi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yi throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Yi throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pereira postures up.
Pereira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yi trying to control the position.
Yi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Our spies down at at The Rubber Guard Emporium inform us that Yi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pereira advances position into side control!
Pereira staying calm.
Yi struggling a bit here.#T2#
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
Jin Yi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yi is looking for a sweep.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working.
Pereira staying calm.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yi keeps working. #T3#
Yi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira just content to control the position.
Yi tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Pereira 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 Yi's shoulder. That is not cool. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pereira with a nice cross.#T4#
Yi slips under a jab.
And Yi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yi throws a right hand that misses
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yi throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yi cracks Pereira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yi connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Pereira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yi's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yi counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD2#
Yi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pereira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yi.
Yi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pereira regains half guard, as Yi was trying to land strikes.
Pereira is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Pereira has hold of Yi's hands but Yi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira is not content to let Yi control the position.
Pereira is looking to control Yi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pereira avoid being mounted?
Pereira is trying to stand back up but Yi is controlling him
Pereira trying to control but Yi postures up.
Yi slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Yi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pereira defends it well. #T2#
Pereira keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pereira to regain full guard.
Yi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereira is trying to control the position but Yi postures up.
Yi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Yi wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Yi.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Yi avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Yi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yi with a nice calf kick.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Yi scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Yi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Yi!
An out of breath Jin Yi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C59: Garcia vs. Larkin
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Mikhasevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Mikhasevich scores with the left hand. Pereira knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Mikhasevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a fast counter high kick but Mikhasevich manages to duck under it in time.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Mikhasevich takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mikhasevich throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Mikhasevich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
Mikhasevich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pereira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mikhasevich.#T1#
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pereira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A combination from Mikhasevich does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Mikhasevich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.
Pereira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mikhasevich eats them both and turns towards Pereira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Mikhasevich moves out of range easily. #T2#
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira tries a low kick but Mikhasevich avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Pereira slips under a jab.
Mikhasevich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mikhasevich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Pereira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikhasevichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikhasevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.#T3#
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira throws a big counter head kick but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Pereira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira throws a head kick but Mikhasevich moves out of range. #T4#
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikhasevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira wants to slow Mikhasevich down by chopping away at his legs.
Mikhasevich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Mikhasevich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Mikhasevich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Mikhasevich misses its intended target.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
Pereira with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Mikhasevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Mikhasevich misses with the body kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pereira checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
Mikhasevich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with an inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Mikhasevich tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mikhasevich circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikhasevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Mikhasevich.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick but Pereira moves out of range.
Michel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mikhasevich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Mikhasevich coming out on top.
Pereira throws a jab when Mikhasevich was well out of range.
Pereira takes a swing at Mikhasevich's ribcage but misses.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Mikhasevich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.#T4#
Pereira scores with a decent looking hook.
Mikhasevich throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mikhasevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich is looking for a counter combo.
Pereira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhasevich misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich looks for the body kick but Pereira saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich with a nice calf kick.
Mikhasevich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikhasevich tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gennady Mikhasevich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mikhasevich.#CL2#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Mikhasevich in a clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Mikhasevich blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mikhasevich avoids it.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhasevich is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Mikhasevich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Mikhasevich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikhasevich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mikhasevich scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mikhasevich lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikhasevich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Pereira slips a jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot. #T2#
Mikhasevich misses with a looping left.
Pereira scores with a head kick.
Pereira tries to bum rush Mikhasevich with a series of wild strikes but Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira cracks Mikhasevich with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mikhasevich.
Pereira tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Mikhasevich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mikhasevich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3#
Mikhasevich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikhasevich wants to slow Pereira down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Mikhasevich misses.
Pereira flicks out a counter leg kick but Mikhasevich steps away.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick that misses.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Mikhasevich misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Pereira misses.
Pereira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T4#
Pereira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pereira's knee momentarily.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
A nice side step and Pereira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mikhasevich throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
After winning the bout, Michel Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C53: Muller vs. Francis
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Good leg kick by Pereira.
A low kick lands for Baker.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira tries a quick counter leg kick but Baker is wise to it.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira slips a straight right by Baker.
Pereira slips a straight right by Baker.
Pereira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pereira with a nice cross.
A jab from Baker does it's job there.
Pereira lands a slapping body shot.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Pereira lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pereira.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pereira checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut #KD2#
and Pereira counters with a crisp one two that drops Baker! Pereira thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Baker to his feet! Baker is in big trouble!#ROC2#Baker is rocked!
Baker loses concentration momentarily and Pereira pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Baker crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Pereira finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
A victorious Michel Pereira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: C44: Zan vs. Severini 2
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roc Le Phat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Phat throws out the jab.
Le Phat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Le Phat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Pereira tries to get set, Le Phat tries to push him back and clinch up but Pereira manages to avoid the attempt.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Phat throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Le Phat fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to clinch but Le Phat is having none of it.
Pereira walks into a left hand.
Le Phat lands a jab.
Le Phat misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Le Phat drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage. #T1#
Pereira landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
Le Phat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Le Phat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Le Phat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Phat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Le Phat.
Le Phat wants to clinch
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Phat.
Pereira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Le Phat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Phat throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Le Phat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Phat misses with a head kick.
Pereira misses with a straight left. #CL#
Le Phat drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Le Phat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Le Phat blocks with his arms. #T2#
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Phat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Le Phat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pereira to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roc Le Phat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Le Phat.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Phat.
Pereira keeps control of Le Phat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Le Phat, against the cage.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Le Phat.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Phat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Phat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Phat lands with a left to the head.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Phat managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Phat's elbow.
A short right from Le Phat on the inside. #BC#
Le Phat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Le Phat clinches.
Still in the clinch, Le Phat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Phat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Phat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira missing with knees to the body. #TD#
Le Phat pulls guard effortlessly.
Le Phat is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Phat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Pereira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Le Phat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roc Le Phat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Le Phat misses.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Le Phat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Phat throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Phat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Le Phat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Phat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Phat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Le Phat misses the body punch
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo.
Le Phat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roc Le Phat is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Pereira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Phat doesn't seem phased though.
Le Phat moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
Le Phat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Le Phat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Phat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira pushes Le Phat off looking to stand but Le Phat dives back in and keeps control.
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Le Phat from advancing to side control.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Le Phat passes to full mount!
Le Phat unloads with some shots from mount but Pereira bucks and avoids them well.
Le Phat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pereira trying desperately to get to his feet.
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!
Pereira is trying desperately to improve position.
Pereira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pereira tries to hold on but Le Phat pushes him away. #T3#
Le Phat cracks Pereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roc Le Phat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira wants to hold on but Le Phat pushes him away.
Le Phat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
Le Phat looking to finish with strikes here!
Le Phat wants to control the pace but Pereira is squirming around nicely.
Le Phat prevents Pereira from getting the reversal.
Le Phat landing strikes from the mount and Pereira is in trouble!
Pereira can't escape the position.
Le Phat looking to control but Pereira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Phat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Le Phat avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.#T4#
Le Phat tries to push Pereira's head away but Pereira is holding on tight.
Le Phat landing punches.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount. #SUB#
Le Phat jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pereira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pereira and Le Phat has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Le Phat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roc Le Phat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Le Phat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Le Phat persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le Phat throws a head punch that misses.
Le Phat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Le Phat clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pereira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD#
Le Phat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Pereira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Pereira trying to control here.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Phat is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Le Phat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Le Phat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Phat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Le Phat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roc Le Phat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Pereira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Le Phat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pereira is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Le Phat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Le Phat in his half guard.
Pereira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le Phat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le Phat's back!
Le Phat wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Le Phat right now.
Le Phat tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T3#
Pereira controlling the position easily from mount.
Pereira wants to take Le Phat's back here but Le Phat is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pereira manages to capitalize on a mistake by Le Phat to take his back!#SUB2#
Le Phat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pereira gets his way!
Pereira trying to control momentarily.
Pereira struggling to land strikes to the head as Le Phat covers up.
Le Phat is trying to break free.
Le Phat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
I would not like to be Le Phat right now. #T4##SUB2#
Pereira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Phat is really stuck here.
Le Phat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pereira throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pereira trying to control momentarily.
Le Phat breaks Pereira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Phat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Pereira is looking for a triangle here but Le Phat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roc Le Phat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Phat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roc Le Phat!
A less than humble Roc Le Phat misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: C38: Yaj vs. Marinov
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Cruz wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cruz stalling away here and it's allowed Pereira to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Pereira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Pereira!#REVR#
Pereira content to stall in guard here.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Cruz working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily. #SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.#T1##SUB2#
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pereira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Cruz working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily. #SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.
Pereira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pereira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Pereira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Pereira tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pereira's best efforts.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Cruz has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pereira escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pereira!
Cruz stops Pereira from passing to mount. #T3#
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz keeps trying to improve his position.
Cruz trying to remain calm as Pereira controls from the top position.
Pereira trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pereira's best efforts.
Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruz.
Pereira looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Pereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.#SUB2#
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Cruz working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pereira sprawls well. Pereira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Pereira gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pereira defends it nicely.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Pereira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Pereira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Pereira looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pereira counter with a right hand.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Pereira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Pereira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.#CL#
Pereira gets a clinch.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Pereira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Michel Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Cruz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz is keen to just control but Pereira is a slippery customer.
Pereira gets back to full guard.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pereira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Pereira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pereira can pounce on him.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt #KD#
and Pereira counters with a head kick that drops Cruz to the mat! Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Cruz is rocked!
Pereira batters Cruz with a massive right followed by a huge left! Cruz is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Pereira lands a final crushing right hand to drop Cruz to the mat with a gruesome thud! Pereira is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
An out of breath Michel Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C29: Khadzhimurad vs. Cardona
Date: Apr 10, 2021

#R1#
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Oscarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oscarsson lands a jab.
Pereira lands with a good body shot.
Oscarsson thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Pereira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oscarsson manages to avoid it.
Oscarsson avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Oscarsson misses with a body shot.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Oscarsson moves into the clinch.
Pereira works on Oscarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Oscarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oscarsson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Oscarsson avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Oscarsson controls the action.
Oscarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oscarsson slows down the pace here.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oscarsson avoids it.#T1#
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oscarsson.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Oscarsson is blocking nicely.
Oscarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Oscarsson prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Oscarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oscarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oscarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Oscarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oscarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Oscarsson is blocking nicely.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oscarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looks winded!
Oscarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oscarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Oscarsson misses with the head strike.
Oscarsson pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Oscarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Oscarsson lands a left hand.
Oscarsson misses with a body punch.
Come on Oscarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oscarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Oscarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Oscarsson blocks with his arms.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oscarsson working aggressively here.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oscarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oscarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oscarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Oscarsson blocks with his arms.
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Oscarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oscarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oscarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Oscarsson.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Oscarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oscarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pereira up against the cage.
Oscarsson gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oscarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oscarsson.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oscarsson blocks an uppercut.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Oscarsson is blocking nicely. #T4#
Oscarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Oscarsson controls his hands.
Oscarsson lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oscarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oscarsson misses with some punches.
Oscarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oscarssons head.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Oscarsson avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Oscarsson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Oscarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oscarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Oscarsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Oscarsson is just out of range.
Oscarsson throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Oscarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Oscarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oscarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Oscarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oscarsson misses with the head strike.
Oscarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oscarsson lands a body punch.
A short left from Oscarsson.
A hook to the body from Oscarsson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oscarsson.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oscarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oscarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oscarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Oscarsson's head.
Oscar Oscarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oscarsson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Oscarsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oscarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oscarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oscarsson is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oscarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands a body shot.
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!
Oscarsson slowing the pace effectively.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Oscarsson is blocking nicely.
Oscarsson misses with a body punch.
Oscarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Oscarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oscarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Oscarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Good body shot from Oscarsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Oscarsson avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Oscarsson is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oscarsson lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Oscarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oscarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Oscarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oscarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Oscarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oscarsson is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oscarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Oscarsson pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Oscarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oscarsson.#ROC#Pereira is rocked!#T3#
Oscarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oscarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Oscarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Oscarsson lands a right hand.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson stalling in the clinch.
Oscarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pereira.
A short uppercut from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oscarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oscarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oscarsson is defending well for now.
Oscarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
A short left from Oscarsson.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Oscarsson finish him?
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oscarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson working aggressively here.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oscarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oscarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Oscarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Oscarsson blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands an uppercut.
Oscarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Oscarsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oscarsson has Pereira pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Oscarsson blocks it.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oscarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oscarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Oscarsson lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Oscarsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Oscarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oscarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oscarsson throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oscarsson lands with a good body shot.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Oscarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oscarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira tries a body shot but Oscarsson blocks it.
Oscarsson lands a body punch.
Oscarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oscarsson leaning against his opponent.
Oscarsson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Oscarsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oscarsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oscarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oscarsson stalling.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oscarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira. #T1#
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Oscarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Oscarsson pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oscarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Oscarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oscarsson is defending well for now.
Pereira tries to work over Oscarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oscarsson lands with a right to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Oscarsson blocks with his arms.
Oscarsson is leaning against Pereira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oscarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oscarsson pushes Pereira against the cage. Oscarsson is working some dirty boxing. Oscarsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Pereira goes down! Pereira tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oscarsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Oscarsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Oscarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C22: Jako vs. Bobblehead
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuznetsov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body. #BC#
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuznetsov at a distance.
Good exchange - Kuznetsov coming out on top.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Kuznetsov.#CL2#
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetsov.
Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pereira cracks Kuznetsov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T2#
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuznetsov finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Kuznetsov scores with a head kick. Pereira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Pereira with the inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Kuznetsov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira jabs Kuznetsov right on the nose. Kuznetsov blinks but takes it well.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov connects with the punch.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him off.
Kuznetsov lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Pereira wants to counter the offense by Kuznetsov and move into the clinch position.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira should have avoided that one.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Pereira scores with a hook to the body. Kuznetsov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov. #T4#
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuznetsov throws a big counter combination but Pereira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Good exchange - Pereira coming out on top.
Pereira takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kuznetsov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.#T1#
Pereira throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Pereira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Pereira scores with a jab. Kuznetsov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Pereira raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the head.
Pereira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a nice body shot.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
Pereira jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Pereira thinks about the counter body kick.#T2#
Pereira scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
It looked like Kuznetsov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Kuznetsov - just one landing.
Kuznetsov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuznetsov.
Pereira is looking to score with low kicks.
Pereira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuznetsov dips to his left and cracks Pereira with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuznetsov throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Kuznetsov finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
Pereira throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Pereira throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily. #T3#
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Pereira works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Pereira tries to clinch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pereira blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira lands a high kick! #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira lands with a kick to the temple. Kuznetsov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Pereira moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pereira finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuznetsov sets himself, and Pereira steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuznetsov avoids it this time.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Kuznetsov takes one to the chin there.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuznetsov.
Pereira closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuznetsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination #CL2#
and Pereira counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Kuznetsov managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira. #BC#
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov sets himself, and Pereira steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuznetsov avoids it this time.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Kuznetsov.
Pereira throws a head kick that Kuznetsov semi-blocks.
Pereira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuznetsov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
Kuznetsov thuds his shin into the meat of Pereira's side.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuznetsov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira walks into a straight right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Kuznetsov scores with a body shot.
A left and a right from Kuznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuznetsov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Kuznetsov lands a high kick!
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Kuznetsov. #T4#
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Pereira throws a big counter head kick but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Nice body kick from Kuznetsov.
Pereira lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuznetsov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Michel Pereira spoke after the fight, saying ' maybe its time to retire'.

Event: Combate 17: Adonis vs. Jako
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Parmesan moves out of range as Pereira strikes.#CL#
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parmesan's face.
Good body shot from Parmesan.
Parmesan lands a body punch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parmesan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Parmesan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parmesan scores with a jab.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
A lazy body kick from Pereira
and Parmesan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Parmesan checks it #TD2#
and Parmesan counters with a single leg into guard. Pereira didn't expect that.
Parmesan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parmesan won't allow Pereira to get back to his feet.
Parmesan postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow. #T1#
Parmesan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Parmesan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parmesan landing with the ground and pound.
Parmesan with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Parmesan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pereira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parmesan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Parmesan prevents Pereira from getting back to his feet.
Pereira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parmesan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parmesan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira wants to stand up but Parmesan is controlling him. #T2##ES#
Pereira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Parmesan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Parmesan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Parmesan is blocking nicely. #TD2#
Parmesan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira pushes Parmesan off looking to stand but Parmesan dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parmesan lands a nice short elbow.
Parmesan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Parmesan in his half guard.
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. Parmesan connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Ground and pound from Parmesan.
Parmesan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though.
Parmesan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Parmesan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pereira has hold of Parmesan's hands but Parmesan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parmesan misses with a head shot. Pereira uses the momentum to regain guard. #SUB2#
Parmesan has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Parmesan's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet. #T4#
Parmesan is still trying to improve position.
Parmesan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Parmesan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Parmesan throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SU#
Pereira stands up from Parmesan's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parmesan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Parmesan ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Parmesan tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Parmesan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parmesan feints a counter leg kick.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Parmesan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Parmesan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parmesan delivers a nice body kick.
Parmesan feints and then cracks Pereira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pereira down.
Parmesan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parmesan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Parmesan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Parmesan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Parmesan lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parmesan slips a straight right by Pereira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a hook but Parmesan blocks it.
Parmesan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pereira with a body shot.
Pereira misses with a left hand
and Parmesan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parmesan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pereira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parmesan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parmesan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Parmesan connects with a leg kick.
Parmesan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pereira rather than just go for the knockout.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Parmesan.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Parmesan digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Parmesan checks it.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gene Parmesan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parmesan tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Parmesan, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Parmesan connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Parmesan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a looping left.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Parmesan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Parmesan checks it.
Parmesan lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Parmesan cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parmesan scores with a jab.
Parmesan dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Parmesan's head and hops out.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Parmesan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Parmesan tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parmesan misses with a low kick.
Pereira lands a jab to the head.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parmesan! But no joy.
Parmesan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Parmesan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Pereira throws a low kick, looking for Parmesan's leg but Parmesan calmly moves out of range.
Parmesan misses with a body shot.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parmesan scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Pereira.
Parmesan jabs at Pereira's body.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parmesan to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Parmesan.
Parmesan lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parmesan slips a jab from Pereira.
Parmesan throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Parmesan lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira tries to clinch but Parmesan moves away
and Parmesan counters with a low kick, right behind Pereira 's knee.
Parmesan tries to land a front kick but Pereira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Pereira misses.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parmesan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pereira wants to stand up but Parmesan is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Parmesan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Parmesan scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Pereira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira lands a head kick. Parmesan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Parmesan saw that one coming.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Parmesan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira closes the distance but Parmesan moves to the side
and Parmesan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Pereira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parmesan lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Parmesan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Parmesan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Parmesan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Pereira throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parmesan working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Parmesan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pereira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Parmesan, into his guard. #REVR#
Parmesan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parmesan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SU#
Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Parmesan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parmesan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Pereira.#T2#
Pereira misses the jab.
Parmesan scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Pereira misses.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parmesan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Parmesan. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Parmesan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parmesan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Gene Parmesan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira throws a body punch but Parmesan moves out of range.
Parmesan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parmesan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook #TD2#
so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Pereira manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T3#
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick
enabling Parmesan to counter with a crisp jab.
Parmesan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Parmesan pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira scores with a punch to the head.
Parmesan drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira tries to land a body kick
and Parmesan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Pereira misses
and Parmesan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parmesan with the inside leg kick. #T4#
Parmesan moves out of range of the body kick.
Parmesan is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parmesan.
Parmesan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Parmesan.
Parmesan connects with a body shot.
Parmesan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira thumps Parmesan with a low kick.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Parmesan connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Parmesan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Parmesan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parmesan stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parmesan 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Parmesan!
A relieved looking Gene Parmesan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Combate 12: Mongrel vs. Krylov
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Pereira pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Morgan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Morgan lands a body punch.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2##BC#
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pereira just manages to avoid it.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Pereira scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pereira closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Pereira closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Morgan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pereira.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Jab from Pereira.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Pereira lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Pereira rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.#BC#
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Morgan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arthur Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Morgan.
Pereira moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
Morgan tries to work over Pereira's front leg with a kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pereira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pereira takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Pereira. #T2#
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michel Pereira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Morgan tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan is working Pereira over against the cage.#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan slowing the pace effectively.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan wants to stall.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Morgan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Pereira down.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Pereira swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira misses with a looping left.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Pereira manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan digs a good hook to Pereira's body.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira takes a shot to the head. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan digs a right hand into Pereira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pereira's gas tank.
Morgan tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan presses Pereira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#Pereira is rocked!
Morgan lands a body punch.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?#BC#
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pereira! Morgan dives in looking to finish! Pereira is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Morgan!
Arthur Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Combate 9: Menshikov vs. Jesus
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Stewart's ribs.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Stewart slips a straight right by Pereira.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stewart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pereira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Pereira misses.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target. #T1#
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Stewart slips under a jab from Pereira.
Stewart throws a counter combo.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart. #CL2#
Stewart drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira landing knees to the head. #T2#
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Stewart.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Pereira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stewart lands an uppercut.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely. #T3#
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Stewart.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart lands with a left to the head.
Stewart lands with a right to the head.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stewart.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Stewart blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Stewart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Pereira misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Don Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
Stewart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Stewart blocks a jab.#CL2#
Stewart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stewart.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Stewart blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart lands with a short shot to the head.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Don Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart working aggressively here. #T3#
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Stewart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Stewart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira works on Stewart's body with a couple of short punches.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Pereira takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stewart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Pereira blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Stewart scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Stewart.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Stewart on the inside.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Stewart blocks with his arms.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Pereira.
Stewart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stewart working aggressively here. #T4#
Stewart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stewart 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Stewart!
Don Stewart bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RRFC 60: Pinales vs Chan
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira missing with a left hand there. Monto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Monto moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Monto is defended easily by Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Monto slips under a jab.
Monto attempts a counter takedown but Pereira avoids it well and moves away.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Monto slips the punch.
Monto dives in for a single leg takedown but Pereira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davido Monto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Monto saw that one coming.#TD#
Monto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pereira did well to prevent Monto getting side control.#ES2#
Pereira kicks off Monto and gets to his feet.
Pereira cracks Monto with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Monto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Pereira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monto if he has to take too many more of those. #T2#
Pereira throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Monto moves into the clinch.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Monto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Monto blocks with his arms.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Monto is blocking nicely.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Monto's ribcage.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Monto prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Davido Monto has been cut.
Monto goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira misses with a looping right.#TD#
Monto dives in and scores a takedown into Pereira's guard.#T3#
Monto throwing strikes but missing. #ES2#
Pereira pushes Monto off and gets back to his feet.
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Monto is out of range.
Monto feinted with a counter takedown.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a leg kick #TD#
and Monto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pereira! #SUB#
Monto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pereira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Monto is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well. #T4##SUB#
Monto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pereira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Monto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Monto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Monto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Monto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davido Monto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Monto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Monto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Monto is looking for a kimura but Pereira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Monto to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Monto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pereira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monto.
Monto trying to pass the guard but Pereira defending well. #T1#
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Monto is looking to advance position but Pereira won't allow it. #SUB#
Monto is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Monto is trying to work for a kimura but Pereira is defending well. #SUB#
Monto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Monto is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
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.#SUB#
Monto is working for an americana but Pereira has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Monto was thinking about the submission.#SUB#
Monto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira! #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Pereira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Monto moved out of range.
Monto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monto avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Monto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Monto slips the punch.
Monto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Monto's torso.
Monto shoots for a takedown but Pereira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Monto defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monto.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Monto is out of range.
A jab from Pereira misses. #T4##TD#
Monto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monto prevents Pereira from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Monto has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Monto's guard.#REVB#
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Monto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU2#
Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pereira misses with a leg kick.
Monto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pereira sprawls and moves away.
Monto moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Pereira.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davido Monto's cut.
That's time! Monto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Pereira tries to bum rush Monto with a series of wild strikes but Monto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monto avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Pereira throws a low kick but Monto avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Michel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monto attempts a counter takedown but Pereira avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Monto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davido Monto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pereira throws a head kick but Monto moves out of range.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Monto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pereira sprawls and moves away.
Monto takes one on the button.
Pereira misses with a hook.
Monto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pereira sprawls and moves away.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monto.
Monto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pereira.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Pereira misses.
Monto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Monto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monto off to one side.
Pereira lands with a shot to the body.
Pereira misses the jab.
Pereira scores with a punch to the head.
Pereira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pereira - the referee stops the clock and Monto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pereira. Monto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pereira digs a good hook to Monto's body.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Pereira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Monto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Monto checks it.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Monto saw that one coming.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Monto is just out of range.
Monto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pereira.
Pereira connects with the punch.
Monto slips under a jab.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
Monto shoots in and drives through. Pereira sprawls well.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
Pereira misses the jab.
Monto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Michel Pereira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira pushes Monto away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monto shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Monto ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Monto. Monto gets slowly back to his feet.
Davido Monto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pereira - that will leave a mark!

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: RRFC 56: Silva vs Flynn
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira moves out of range as Nadir strikes.
Pereira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Nadir saw that one coming.#CL2#
Nadir darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Nadir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nadir was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nadir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Nadir clinches with his opponent.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira letting Nadir take a breather here.#BC2#
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nadir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Nadir finds it's target.
Pereira misses with a left hand
and Nadir counters with a stiff right hand.
Nadir scores with a nice body kick.
Nadir throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.#CL2#
Nadir rushes Pereira and presses him up against the cage.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.#BC2#
Nadir manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Nadir clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Nadir has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Nadir breaks from the clinch.
Pereira jabs Nadir right on the nose. Nadir blinks but takes it well.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Nadir.
Nadir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Nadir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Nadir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head. #CL2#
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Nadir. Nadir maintains the clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nadir's face. #T3#
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nadir. Pereira shrugs it off though.
Pereira throws a head kick but Nadir moves out of range.
Nadir scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Nadir moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Nadir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira catches Nadir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira throws a right and a left that Nadir avoids nicely.
Pereira throws a jab when Nadir was well out of range.
Pereira tries to move into range but Nadir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nadir tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Nadir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nadir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Nadir scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira should have avoided that one.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nadir scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Nadir has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Nadir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nadir lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadir.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nadir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Nadir.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pereira. Nadir shrugs it off though.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Nadir drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nadir.
Nadir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nadir. #BC2#
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Nadir misses.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Nadir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira connects with a leg kick.
Nadir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a looping right.#T1#
Nadir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nadir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nadir.
Pereira lands a head shot.#CL2#
Nadir closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nadir misses with an elbow strike.
Nadir has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Nadir, against the cage.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadir backwards.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pereira up against the cage.
Nadir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#Nadir is rocked!
Nadir is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Nadir is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nadir with a big uppercut! Nadir tries to clinch up but Pereira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nadir to the mat! Nadir covers up and Pereira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RRFC 49
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Pereira.
Pereira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona in the buildup to the fight.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Pereira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Atunes misses.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes. #T1#
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pereira scrambles back to his feet.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Pereira tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes scores with a jab to the head.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pereira throws a chopping leg kick but Atunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes scores with a jab. Pereira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pereira throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira keeps Atunes at a distance using the push kick.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Atunes swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira scores with a nice right hand.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Pereira misses the body punch
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Pereira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Atunes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pereira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Atunes checks it
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Pereira moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atunes.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Atunes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Atunes lands.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Atunes misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Atunes cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atunes punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Atunes jumps back.#T1#
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
And Pereira counters with a quick kick to the body but Atunes blocks it.
Pereira throws a lazy body kick
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Pereira lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Antonio Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pereira's hands.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Atunes moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pereira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pereira.
Atunes moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira misses with a hook.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC2#
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Pereira misses with a kick to the body
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atunes.
Pereira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pereira scrambles back to his feet.
Pereira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes lands a jab.#T4#
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Pereira misses the jab.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pereiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Atunes stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira staying out of range there.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
A solid body kick from Pereira.
Pereira throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Pereira tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Pereira slips a jab from Atunes.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes checks a low kick from Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Pereira defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.#T1#
Pereira tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Pereira.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Atunes connects with the punch.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Atunes jumps back.
Pereira walks into a straight right hand from Atunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Pereira gets a clinch.
Atunes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pereira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Atunes.
Antonio Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atunes.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Atunes gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antonio Atunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira. #T3#
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from Atunes.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira is looking to control Atunes's arms but Atunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Atunes to work.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Pereira slows down the pace here. #BC2#
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pereiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Atunes!
Our winner, Antonio Atunes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RRFC 45: Bennett vs Haggar III
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Woody misses with a looping left.
Woody scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pereira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Woody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woody. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woody misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Pereira thumps Woody with a low kick.
Woody walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira wants to clinch up but Woody keeps it at a distance.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Woody moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira cracks Woody with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Pereira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woody, pushing him back against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #ROC#Woody is rocked!
Pereira lands a big knee! That's hurt Woody! Oh, he's all over the place! Pereira lands another knee that sends Woody to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Michel Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: RRFC 38: Jones vs Atunes II
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Pereira's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pereira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Lewis is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira. #TD2#
Lewis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Pereira pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pereira controlling Lewis's posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lewis.
Pereira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.#ROC#
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: RRFC 35: Weeks vs Foley
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Pereira slips a straight right by Neil.#TD2#
Neil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
Neil is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Neil is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well.
Neil trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil working away.#T1#
Pereira tries to bench press Neil off him but Neil keeps the position.
Neil is working Pereira over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB2#
Neil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neil misses with the ground and pound.
Neil tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira is trying to control Neil's posture but Neil avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neil advances nicely into full mount.
Pereira wants to hold on but Neil pushes him away.
Neil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Neil working Pereira over with strikes here.
Pereira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pereira is staying active underneath Neil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Neil from advancing to side control.
Neil controlling the action here.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
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.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira scores with a spinning back kick!
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.#TD2#
Neil looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Neil drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neil controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Neil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Neil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira is trying to stand up here but Neil is controlling him well.
Neil is keen to just control but Pereira is a slippery customer.
Pereira pushes Neil off looking to stand but Neil dives back in and keeps control.
Pereira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neil is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pereira reverses the position - he's now on top in Neil's guard.
Neil wants to stand but Pereira is controlling the position.
Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB#
Pereira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pereira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pereira stays in close to Neil's body and controls the position.
Neil keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Pereira slips nicely into half guard.
Neil wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neil is looking to control Pereira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Neil avoid being mounted?
Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neil is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luke Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira lands a head kick! #T3#
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Neil misses.
Neil has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neil missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Neil backs away, Pereira returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
Neil misses with a double jab.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Neil. #TD2#
Neil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Neil showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Pereira manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Neil keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Neil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Neil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Neil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Neil takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neil in his tracks.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Neil sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Neil slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil is looking for the big counter here.
Neil slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
It seemed like Neil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira checks a low kick from Neil.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neil shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Neil lands the left hand.
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Neil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Neil is in Pereira's guard.#ES#
Pereira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Neil off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Pereira backing away here, and Neil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Neil throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Pereira as he checks the leg kick.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Neil.
Sloppy strikes from Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira digs a good hook to Neil's body.
Neil swinging wildly here.
Neil misses with a straight left.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Neil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES#
Pereira pushes Neil off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil. #T2#
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pereira - the referee stops the clock and Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pereira. Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donk. Pereira catches Neil right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neil off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Pereira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neil is defended easily by Pereira.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neil staying out of range there.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pereira. That one must have hurt.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Neil stumbling back into the cage.
Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Neil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Neil persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Pereira jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as Neil tries to avoid it.
Pereira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neil on the side of the head.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Neil throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neil.
Neil looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neil misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Neil tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: RRFC 30: Dilbrandt vs Pandens
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
Creature throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Creature avoids nicely.
Creature displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Creature appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira tries to clinch but Creature is having none of it.
Creature takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Creature moves out of range easily.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Creature pushes him off.
Creature swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creature doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Creature moved away.
Creature throws a shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creature swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creature throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a body kick that stops Creature in his tracks momentarily.
Creature swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creature swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Creature digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira thuds his shin into the meat of Creature's side.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Creature lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creature.
Creature's coach down at 3Band MMA ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Creature's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Creature pushes him off.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Pereira works Creature's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Creature looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creature blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Creature will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Creature throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creature counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira lands a head shot.
Creature works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Creature misses with a wild combination.
Pereira pushes Creature away with a front kick.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creature sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creature is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pereira with a body shot.
Creature on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira scores with a push kick.
Creature looks winded!
Pereira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereira tries to clinch but Creature is having none of it.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Creature stumbling back into the cage.#T3##CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Pereira has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Creature's face. #ROC#
Creature is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tom Creature has been cut.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Creature is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira lands a big knee to the head and Creature goes down! Pereira pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Michel Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: RRFC 27: Dilbrandt vs De Lima
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1##CL#
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Rakic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira working Rakic over with knees to the body.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rakic's face. #CUT#
It looks like Marko Rakic has been cut.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakic gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rakic slows down the pace here. #BC2#
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Rakic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pereira's half guard.
Pereira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rakic thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely. #T1#
Pereira is trying to stand back up but Rakic is controlling him
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rakic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rakic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rakic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pereira tries to kick Rakic off but Rakic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rakic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rakic.
Rakic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rakic trying to pass the guard but Pereira defending well.
Rakic not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Rakic wants to stand up but Pereira is controlling the position.
Rakic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rakic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rakic drops an elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet.
Rakic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rakic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Rakic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pereira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rakic.
Rakic throwing strikes from guard but Pereira blocks nicely.
Rakic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rakic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Rakic prevents Pereira from getting back to his feet.
Rakic throws an elbow that misses. Pereira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rakic's guard. Nice move by Pereira!#REVR#
Rakic looking to control.
Rakic wants to improve his position but instead Pereira has moved into half guard. #T4#
Rakic wants to sweep but Pereira has passed to side control!#SU#
Pereira stands up. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakic is keeping busy.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakic gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Rakic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick
and Rakic counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Pereira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD2#
Rakic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pereira quickly recovers to half guard.
Pereira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rakic.
Rakic throws a strike but Pereira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rakic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rakic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rakic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Rakic controlling from the top position.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pereira has momentary wrist control but Rakic slips an elbow through the middle.
Rakic throwing strikes but missing.
Rakic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pereira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rakic is controlling him.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rakic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rakic throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rakic wants to sweep here but Pereira controlling him for the moment.
Rakic wants to stand up but Pereira is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SU#
Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pereira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Rakic.
Rakic lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakic tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Rakic has Pereira pressed against the cage.
Rakic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4##BC2#
Rakic breaks from the clinch.
Pereira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rakic throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pereira misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Rakic feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Rakic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rakic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rakic lands a couple of digs.
Rakic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pereira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Rakic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Rakic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marko Rakic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rakic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Pereira forces Rakic back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Rakic is blocking nicely.
Rakic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rakic gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Rakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rakic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Rakic avoids it well.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Pereira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Rakic counters with a shoot takedown. Pereira fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pereira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rakic.
Rakic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rakic postures up in Pereira's guard and throws a big left but Pereira blocks it.
Rakic content to stall in guard here.
Rakic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rakic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rakic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Rakic throwing strikes from guard but Pereira blocks nicely.
Rakic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rakic throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pereira passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#ES2#
Rakic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pereira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Rakic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pereira up against the cage.#BC2#
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.#CL#
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Rakic breaks from the clinch.
Rakic throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Pereira feints a jab promting Rakic to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rakic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Pereira clinches up against the cage.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rakic wants to take the fight to the mat but Pereira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD2#
Pereira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rakic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pereira to the mat. Pereira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Pereira has his feet on Rakic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pereira lands the left hand.
Rakic misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pereira leaning against his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 18
Date: Jan 12, 2020

#R1#
Gunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.#CL#
Pereira drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pereira. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira has Gunn tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Gunn to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 15
Date: Dec 22, 2019

#R1##CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker jumps guard but Pereira stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira won't allow it.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.#T1#
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereira walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pereira misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Pereira. #T2#
Pereira misses with a hook #TD2#
so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Walker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pereira dives on top into guard.#REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira tries to stand but Walker is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Walker is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.#T3#
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Pereira fights it but they end up in guard.
Pereira wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him. #SUB2#
Walker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira! #REVR##T4#
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Walker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pereira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Walker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Pereira moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1#
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker fails to pull guard. #T2#
Walker jumps guard but Pereira stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira effectively controlling the action here.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira smiles and moves away.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira misses with a low kick.#T3#
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
A low kick from Pereira misses #TD2#
and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2#
Walker has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walker's guard.#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard. #REVB#
Pereira seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB2#
Walker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pereira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Walker has Pereira in his guard.#REVR##T4##SUB2#
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up. #SUB2#
Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it. #TD2#
Walker successfully pulls guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker working a defensive guard but Pereira passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Walker keeps trying to improve his position.
Walker is pressing down on Pereira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SU#
Pereira stands up from Walker's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pereira tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker feints the counter takedown.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheers as Pereira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2##CL#
Pereira clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Walker tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walker.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Pereira taking a breather.#T3#
Pereira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
Walker fails to pull guard.
We've been informed that Walker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Kyle Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pereira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: RRFC 18: Ford vs Foley
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1#
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pereira.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
Da Silva's coach down at Rio Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Da Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Da Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pereira defends it well.#CL#
Pereira pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pereira.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #KD#
Pereira lands a big knee to the head and Da Silva goes down! Pereira is looking to finish! #ROC#
Da Silva is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Patrick Da Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Da Silva is still in real trouble! Can Pereira finish him?#SU#
Pereira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pereira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.#T2##CL#
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Da Silva looks winded!
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T4#
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Da Silva.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva feints the counter takedown.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head.
Pereira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Da Silva with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pereira! Da Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
A very excited looking Michel Pereira rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: RRFC 16: Borcea vs Nadir
Date: Nov 09, 2019

#R1##CL#
Pereira clinches up against the cage.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monto is defending well for now.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pereira working Monto over with knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Monto blocks it.
Monto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davido Monto.
Monto jumps guard but Pereira stands there with Monto around his waist. Monto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD2#
Monto drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Monto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Monto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pereira stacks Monto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pereira!
Monto is looking to regain half guard here but Pereira keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Monto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pereira's best efforts.
Monto tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monto on the ground.
Monto regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Monto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Pereira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira has managed to get both his arms back between Monto's legs - danger averted.
Pereira wants to stand but Monto is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2##SUB2#
Monto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monto looking for a sweep. Not yet Monto, not yet.
Monto is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Monto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.#SUB2#
Monto is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Monto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monto is proving hard to escape from. #T3##SUB2#
Monto is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monto is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Monto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Monto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Monto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pereira has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monto tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Monto throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Monto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pereira wants to stand but Monto is controlling his arm.
Monto tries to improve position but can't.
Monto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monto missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davido Monto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Pereira swings for the body but Monto moves out of range.
Monto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Monto's body.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monto momentarily.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Monto counters with a single leg into guard. Pereira didn't expect that.
Monto tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Monto drops back looking for a leg! Pereira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pereira manages to kick Monto off! Monto jumps back into Pereira's guard.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pereira works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Monto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Monto throws an elbow that misses. Pereira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monto's guard. Nice move by Pereira!#REVR##SUB2#
Pereira is sitting in close to Monto's body. Monto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pereira is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pereira is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Monto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Davido Monto!
Davido Monto is the new middleweight champion!

Event: RRFC 11: Neil vs Pereira
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neil misses with the combination.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Neil's belly button to the back.
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Neil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Neil avoids the body shot from Pereira. #TD#
Neil closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pereira is trying to stand up here but Neil is controlling him well.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neil stalling. #T1#
Neil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira is not content to let Neil control the position.
Pereira is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT2#
It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.#T2#
Pereira misses the jab.
Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neil cracks Pereira with an open hand slap.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Pereira lands with a straight right. Neil didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Neil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neil throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neil darts in looking for a takedown but Pereira gets double underhooks and turns Neil into the cage.
Neil shoots in and drives through. Pereira sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Neil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pereira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neil throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
Pereira with a hook.#T3#
Neil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD#
Neil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neil cracks Pereira with a solid left hand.
Neil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pereira wants to stand up but Neil is controlling him.
Neil tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Pereira throws a combination. Neil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD#
Neil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil throwing shots but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Neil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Neil.
Neil prevents Pereira from standing back up.
Neil content to control rather than advance.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working.
Neil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira. #TD#
Neil shoots in and gets a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Neil content to stall in guard here.
Luke Neil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neil 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.
Neil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Neil from controlling successfully.
Neil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pereira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neil.
Pereira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neil.
Pereira slips a straight right by Neil.
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.#T2#
Neil lands a head shot.
Pereira lands a front kick.
Pereira works over Neil's head and body with a nice combination.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neil jabs at Pereira's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Neil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Neil.
Neil lands with a nice combination. Pereira backs away looking to recover.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Luke Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pereira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Neil.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
An attempted straight right counter from Neil misses the target.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Neil off balance momentarily.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pereira - that will leave a mark!
Neil shoots and misses
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira jabs at Neil's body.
Pereira lands a front kick.
Neil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a series of strikes. Neil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neil's head.
Pereira works over Neil's head and body with a nice combination.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neil scores with a nice strike.
Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira.
Neil misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pereira finds it's way round the side to connect with Neil's head.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Neil.
A left lands for Neil.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
That's time! Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Neil with an uppercut!
Neil slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neil's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pereira. That's going to slow Neil down.
Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Pereira there.
Neil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pereira.
Neil throws a low kick but Pereira moves out of range easily.
Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Neil moves away from the strike by Pereira. #T1#
A combination from Neil does no damage.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neil.
Michel Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pereira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neil shoots in but Pereira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Pereira lands a head kick. Neil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Neil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Neil.
Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira is able to avoid easily.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Pereira.
A punch combination from Neil misses.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira swinging wildly here. #T3#
Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
A slow jab from Neil misses its intended target.
Pereira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neil avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neil blocks a leg kick.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Neil throws a body kick that misses
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Neil walks into a left hand.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Neil moves out of range easily.
Neil 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.
Pereira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pereira duly obliges.
Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neil's head.
Pereira walks into a left hand.
Neil misses with a combination
and Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Neil counters with a one-two to the body.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Pereira checks a low kick from Neil.
Neil throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Neil.
A head kick from Pereira lands but Neil takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pereira.
Neil tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neil 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.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pereira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neil scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Neil throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Neil's ribs.
Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Neil back to the cage. Pereira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pereira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Neil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Neil. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Pereira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neil's head.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira lands a head shot.
Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
Pereira thows a body kick. Neil tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
Neil walks into a left hand.
Neil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Neil misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Pereira throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira feints and then cracks Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neil down.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Neil misses.
Neil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Pereira lands with a straight right. Neil didn't see that one coming.
Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Neil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pereira.
Pereira thumps Neil with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neil cracks Pereira with a good jab.#T4#
Neil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pereira cracks Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Neil misses with a double jab.
Pereira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Neil's belly button to the back.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC2#
Neil is rocked!
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira lands a big head kick that sends Neil to the canvas! Pereira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira is the new middleweight champion!
Michel Pereira decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 5
Date: Sep 15, 2019

#R1#
Pereira scores with a hook.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Gipson misses the shot to the body.
Gipson tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Gipson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gipson circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Gipson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Gipson. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gipson in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Gipson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Gipson slips a jab from Pereira.#T1#
Pereira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
Pereira lands a high kick!
Pereira connects with an inside leg kick.
Pereira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gipson on the side of the head.
Gipson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Gipson lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Pereira.
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!
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gipson moves away.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gipson misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Gipson.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
A low kick from Gipson misses
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gipson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gipson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pereira scores with a hook.
Gipson misses with a few strikes there.
Pereira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gipson doesn't seem bothered though.
Pereira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Gipson avoids nicely.
Pereira lands with a nice combination. Gipson backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Gipson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tyler Gipson has been cut.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira lands with a straight right. Gipson didn't see that one coming.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Gipson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pereira throws a head kick but Gipson moves out of range.
Gipson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Pereira throws the left hand but Gipson avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pereira.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gipson seems to have recovered his senses.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Gipson.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gipson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gipson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gipson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gipson.
Gipson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gipson throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Gipson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pereira cracks Gipson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gipson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gipson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gipson.
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!
Pereira pushes Gipson away with a front kick.#T4#
Gipson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gipson avoids a kick to the body.
Gipson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Gipson manages to avoid it.
Gipson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira throws a right hand that Gipson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gipson also avoids with ease.
Jab by Pereira.
Pereira cracks Gipson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gipson's calf.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick from Gipson.
Gipson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Gipson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Gipson misses with a right hand
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pereira lands with an uppercut that bounces Gipson off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Gipson.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gipson.
Pereira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gipson.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gipson throws a lazy head kick
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Pereira tests Gipson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gipson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira pushes Gipson away with a front kick.#KD#
Pereira connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gipson to the floor! Pereira dives in looking for the finish!
Gipson is breathing heavily.#SU#
Pereira decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Michel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Gipson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Gipson avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Gipson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pereira gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WPFC 24 - Power vs. Tantor
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
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.#CL2#
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. #TD2#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T1#
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. #SUB2#
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.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
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. #REVB#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!#SUB2#
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.
#R2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
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. #TD2#
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. #T2#
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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3##CL2#
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. #T4#
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. #TD2#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #ROC#
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.

Event: WPFC X - Breeding Ground
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Pereira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mourani will feel that in the morning.
Mourani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mourani looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mourani throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pereira enables Mourani to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pereira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pereira wants to stand up but Mourani is controlling him.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Mourani from controlling successfully.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Mourani tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mourani trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mourani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mourani stops Pereira from standing up.
Mourani's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Mourani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mourani throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Mourani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Mourani misses
and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Mourani misses with a body shot.
Mourani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mourani throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mourani throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Mourani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with a nice body kick.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mourani.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#
It looks like Samir Mourani has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Pereira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mourani throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira lands a head kick. Mourani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Jab from Mourani.
Mourani misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws a quick counter head kick but Mourani was just out of range.
Mourani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pereira rather than just go for the knockout.
Mourani keeps the fight on the outside.
Mourani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pereira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mourani somewhat.
Mourani throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Mourani throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mourani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mourani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mourani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira lands a head shot.
Mourani connects with a body shot.
Mourani throws a lazy uppercut
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Mourani is rocked!#T4#
Mourani misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a big left hand that crumples Mourani! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WPFC 17 - James vs. Arroyo
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Elizondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elizondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elizondo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elizondo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira counters with a leg kick. #CL#
Elizondo closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
Elizondo lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pereira checks a leg kick.
Elizondo cracks Pereira with an open hand slap.#T1#
Pereira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Elizondo throws a lazy head kick
and Pereira finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Elizondo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elizondo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Elizondo tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pereira scores with a head kick. Elizondo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Elizondo jumps back.
A low kick from Elizondo is predictable there
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elizondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.#T2#
A jab lands there for Pereira.
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!
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elizondo momentarily.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Elizondo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elizondo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elizondo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Pereira counters with a body kick.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
Elizondo walks into a jab.#T3#
Elizondo walks into a straight right hand from Pereira.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pereira counter with a right hand. #CL#
Elizondo clinches.
Elizondo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head. #BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch.
Pereira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elizondo tries a low kick but Pereira avoids it.#T4#
Elizondo tries to clinch up.
Elizondo throws a low kick but Pereira moves out of range easily.
Elizondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that Elizondo semi-blocks.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Elizondo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Elizondo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira scores with a head kick. Elizondo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Elizondo connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Elizondo scores with a jab.#CL#
Elizondo has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elizondo avoids it.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch.
Elizondo cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Elizondo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elizondo lands with a cross.
Elizondo throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well. #CL#
Elizondo closes the distance and clinches.
Elizondo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Elizondo to work. #BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Pereira throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Elizondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Pereira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elizondo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pereira throws a chopping leg kick but Elizondo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
Elizondo rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Elizondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira throws the left hand but Elizondo avoids the punch easily.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Elizondo checks it
and Elizondo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Elizondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Elizondo saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Elizondo.
Elizondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Pereira didn't see that one coming.
Elizondo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elizondo blocks a head kick by Pereira.
A swing and a miss from Elizondo.
Pereira throws a big counter head kick but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Pereira throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Elizondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pereira counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Elizondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira throws a low kick but Elizondo avoids it.
Elizondo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira slips a jab from Elizondo.
Pereira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pereira duly obliges.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Elizondo. #T4#
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Elizondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Elizondo rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Elizondo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Elizondo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira moves out of range as Elizondo strikes.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Elizondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Elizondo misses. #CL#
Elizondo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Elizondo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaizka Elizondo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Elizondo.
Elizondo walks into a stiff left hand from Pereira.
Pereira slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Elizondo backing up. Elizondo nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes.
Elizondo punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Pereira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Elizondo moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Elizondo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Elizondo lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Elizondo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Pereira slips a jab from Elizondo.#CL#
Elizondo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elizondo avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Elizondo blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Elizondo.
Elizondo gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elizondo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC#
Elizondo breaks the clinch.
Elizondo takes one to the side of the head.
Elizondo misses with a straight right.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elizondo catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elizondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira. #T2#
Elizondo scores with a nice strike.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Elizondo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Elizondo clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Elizondo blocks with his arms.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Elizondo blocks with his arms.
Elizondo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Elizondo breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Elizondo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Elizondo. #T3#
Elizondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elizondo avoids it.
Gaizka Elizondo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elizondo is stalling here.
Elizondo gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira slows down the pace here.
Elizondo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elizondo digs a right hand underneath Pereira's ribcage. Pereira let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Elizondo.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Elizondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a hook but Elizondo avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elizondo works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Pereira didn't see that one coming.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elizondo 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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