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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maks Teller (ranked 3241 p4p, 3632 weight class) and Nick Peterson (ranked 364 p4p, 389 weight class). Maks Teller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Peterson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maks Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Teller.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller is looking to counter punch.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teller.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teller avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Teller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller looks for a takedown but Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Teller avoids it with no problem.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson clobbers Teller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Teller lands a jab.
Teller dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maks Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Teller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
Teller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Teller avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Teller misses with a wild combination.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Peterson as Teller shoots in.
Teller shoots in but no luck this time.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teller throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Teller throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Teller throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Teller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Teller misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Teller scores with a nice head shot.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Teller has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Teller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
Nick Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
Teller moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Teller shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Teller dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Teller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Teller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Teller clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teller slips a jab from Peterson.
Teller throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Teller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peterson slips a straight right by Teller.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teller doesn't seem bothered though.
Teller swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Teller misses the target.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teller manages to avoid it.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teller was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Teller tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teller manages to avoid it.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Teller's body. Teller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Teller throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Teller shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teller throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Teller - just one landing.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Teller avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Teller lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Teller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Jab, jab by Teller - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Teller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teller throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Peterson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Teller lands but Peterson takes it in his stride.
Teller throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Teller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teller staying out of range there.
Teller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teller misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Teller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peterson defends it nicely.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Teller throws a front kick aimed at Peterson's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Teller throws a big shot that misses.
Teller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller fails to land the takedown.
Maks Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Teller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Teller or perhaps it was just good defense by Peterson, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maks Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Teller blocking some punches.
Teller tries to circle away but Peterson has him pinned against the cage.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Teller is trying to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson is leaning against Teller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Teller's ribs.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
Teller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Teller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Teller misses the target.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teller throws a head kick that misses.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Teller moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Teller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
A big left from Teller misses.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Teller misses.
Teller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Teller somewhat.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Teller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson misses with a hook. Teller ducked under it nicely.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Teller seems unphased.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Teller misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Teller avoids them all with ease.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Teller.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller shoots in but Peterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teller throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Peterson 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!
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Teller pushes him off.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Teller.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Teller.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Teller connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Nick Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Teller slips a straight right by Peterson.
Teller throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Teller throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Teller slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves forwards but Teller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peterson wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Teller misses its intended target.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Teller gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson moves forwards but Teller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peterson throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Teller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Teller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teller was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson moves out of range as Teller strikes.
Peterson takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Peterson tries to clinch but Teller moves out of range.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Teller moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Teller pushes him off.
Teller tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teller.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Teller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peterson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maks Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teller's efforts to push away.
Peterson prevents Teller from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Teller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peterson throws a series of strikes that have Teller backpedaling.
Teller misses with a takedown attempt - Peterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Teller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Teller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
A big left from Teller misses.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Teller does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teller.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teller throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Teller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peterson checks it well.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Peterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Teller.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Peterson moves out of range as Teller strikes.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Teller misses with a straight left.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Teller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson sizes up Teller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maks Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teller misses with a looping right.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Peterson.
Well Peterson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Peterson!
Nick Peterson 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.
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