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Event:
HFA 14
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Veras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Veras's front leg but catches the back leg as Veras tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Pereira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pereira tries to stand and escape but Veras is controlling the position.
Veras preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira controlling the action here.
Pereira trying to control from half guard but Veras is working away. #T1#
Veras wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Pereira is looking for a kimura here.
Veras wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well.
Veras keeping control of the position.
Veras wants to sweep but Pereira has passed to side control!
Veras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.#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.
Pereira working away.
Veras tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pereira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Veras isn't going anywhere.
Veras tries to improve position but can't.
Pereira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veras tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Veras tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Pereira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Pereira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pereira looking to control but Veras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Pereira avoids the attempt from Veras to control.
Veras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira avoids the attempt from Veras to control.
Veras is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
Veras wants to hold on but Pereira pushes him away.
Pereira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veras hang on?
Veras is looking to improve his position but Pereira isn't that keen on the idea.
Pereira wants to control the pace but Veras is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Pereira is working for a guillotine from mount but Veras frees his head quite easily.
Pereira looks winded!
Veras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Veras tries to lock up and control but Pereira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Veras is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB2#
Pereira is working for a guillotine from mount but Veras frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryson 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#
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Veras on that attempt.
Pereira is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bryson Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Veras circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Pereira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Veras trying to control here.
Veras is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pereira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Veras keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veras is looking to control Pereira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Veras avoid being mounted?
Veras is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Veras tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pereira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pereira content just to control the position here.
Veras is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pereira landing shots from mount.
Veras is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Veras is in a horrible position here. Pereira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T2##SU2#
Pereira is standing up, even though he is in mount. #TD2#
Pereira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Pereira passes into half guard.
Veras wants to control but Pereira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Veras wants to improve his position but Pereira is controlling well.
Veras is trying to maintain the position but Pereira is very close to passing his half guard.
Veras tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg. #T3#
Veras trying to control from the bottom.
Pereira tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Veras.
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Veras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pereira is thwarting Veras's attempts to control the position.
Veras is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Veras has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pereira is working away from the top position though.
Veras tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Veras is holding on to half guard well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pereira is looking to take a break and control but Veras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Veras tries to sprawl but Pereira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Veras is holding on to half guard well.
Pereira is thwarting Veras's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veras defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryson Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Veras shoots in for a takedown but Pereira shows good takedown defense.
Veras shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pereira defends it nicely.#TD2#
Veras tries to sprawl but Pereira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veras is holding on to half guard well.
Veras is refusing to be controlled, as Pereira sits in half guard. #T1#
Veras tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Veras wants to control but Pereira is keeping busy.
Veras is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Pereira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veras won't allow Pereira to pass to mount.
Hernando Veras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pereira stops Veras from getting back to his feet.
Veras tries to get to full guard but Pereira has control of the leg.
Veras is trying to stand up here but Pereira is controlling him well.
Pereira is trying to control. Veras wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Veras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Veras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veras swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
Pereira connects with a high kick. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pereira. #T3#
Veras tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
Veras wants to control but Pereira postures up.
Veras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veras tries to get out of the position.
Veras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryson Pereira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veras is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Veras is trying to improve his position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Veras struggling a bit here.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veras is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pereira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Veras keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
Veras throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pereira. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryson Pereira! |
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Event:
HFA 205 FINAL
Date: Jul 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Pereira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Pereira persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryson Pereira. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Pereira trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pereira wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez wants to stand but Pereira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SUB2#
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pereira trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira keeping control of the position.
Pereira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pereira tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Well, if Sanchez 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.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pereira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pereira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Pereira dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Sanchez gets caught napping as Pereira dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard.
Pereira stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pereira controls the pace.
Pereira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Pereira postures up.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paul Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Pereira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T1##TD2#
Pereira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pereira manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez. #T2#
Sanchez works over Pereira with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#ES#
Pereira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sanchez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage. #TD2#
Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pereira bucks up and tries to throw Sanchez off but instead Sanchez has got his back!
Sanchez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Sanchez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pereira to escape the position.
Pereira covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
#T3#
Sanchez is hanging on to Pereira's back as he tries to escape.
Sanchez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanchez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanchez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanchez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bryson Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Pereira into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD2#
Pereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pereira is looking to stand back up but Sanchez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pereira. #T4##REVR#
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez is pressing down on Pereira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pereira is holding on for now.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Pereira is having none of it.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Sanchez gets a double leg takedown into Pereira's guard.
Sanchez is standing up over Pereira. Pereira looks to escape but Sanchez dives into side control.
#REVR#
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira gets back to half guard.
Pereira tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head. #T1#
Pereira tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Pereira defends it.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Sanchez stalling. #T2#
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez 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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Sanchez feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3##BC2#
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Pereira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.#TD2#
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez advances to half guard. #T4#
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bryson Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sanchez! |
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