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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norm Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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230 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norm Bates!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bates throws the left hand but Mcpeeny avoids the punch easily.
Mcpeeny dives in and grabs Bates's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bates pushes down on Mcpeeny's head and hops out.
Bates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bates circles away.
Mcpeeny misses the jab.
Mcpeeny moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Mcpeeny tries to close the distance and clinch but Bates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcpeeny shoots in looking for a takedown. Bates tries to sprawl out of it but Mcpeeny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mcpeeny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcpeeny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bates to score with a decent uppercut.
Bates stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcpeeny. Mcpeeny gets slowly back to his feet.
Bates thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcpeeny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcpeeny has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcpeeny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bates wants to break free but Mcpeeny has control.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny working Bates over with knees to the body.
Bates looks gassed!
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates wants to break free but Mcpeeny has control.
Bates tries to circle away but Mcpeeny has him pinned against the ropes.
Bates is trying to force a seperation but Mcpeeny has the dominant position.
Mcpeeny landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcpeeny connects with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bates takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny lands a good knee to the midsection. Bates won't want to take too many of those.
Mcpeeny stalling.
Mcpeeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bates's efforts to push away.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bates fails to pull guard.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the head.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcpeeny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bates's face.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bates tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcpeeny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Bates tries to break free but Mcpeeny pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcpeeny utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Bates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Bates tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the body.
Bates tries to pull guard but Mcpeeny holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bates drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bates manages to pull guard.
Mcpeeny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcpeeny with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcpeeny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcpeeny throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpeeny 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.
Mcpeeny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcpeeny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcpeeny clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mcpeeny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mcpeeny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcpeeny pinned against the cage. Mcpeeny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bates with a poor takedown
and Mcpeeny counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bates's guard now.
Mcpeeny tries to stand but Bates is controlling from the bottom.
Mcpeeny is looking to work some ground and pound but Bates has wrist control.
Mcpeeny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bates's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcpeeny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates trying to control the position.
Mcpeeny throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpeeny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcpeeny passes Bates's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcpeeny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bates's head.
Mcpeeny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bates defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcpeeny slips a straight right by Bates.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny closes the distance and clinches.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcpeeny's waist but Mcpeeny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norm Bates.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcpeeny moves into the clinch.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Bates tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcpeeny obliges.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bates's face.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bates is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bates is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcpeeny finish him?
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bates seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcpeeny scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling him.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Bates wants a takedown.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
James Mcpeeny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny connects with a knee to the head.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bates has Mcpeeny pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mcpeeny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling him.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcpeeny has him pressed against the ropes.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bates tries to circle away but Mcpeeny has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mcpeeny 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.
Mcpeeny closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mcpeeny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bates sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcpeeny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcpeeny.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bates sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Mcpeeny moved out of range nicely.
Bates throws a combination that misses
and Mcpeeny counters with a shoot takedown into 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. Mcpeeny connects with a nice short shot to Bates's temple.
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpeeny.
Bates keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but Bates is blocking nicely.
Mcpeeny winds up and cracks Bates with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mcpeeny is going to stand back up.
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bates's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Bates throws a hook but Mcpeeny avoids it easily.
James Mcpeeny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bates shoots in for a double leg but Mcpeeny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bates misses with a head kick.
Mcpeeny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcpeeny counters by moving into the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates is trying to break free.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
It looks like Norm Bates has been cut.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny scores with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bates - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mcpeeny, and another! Bates is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). James Mcpeeny!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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