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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubbs Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chubbs Peterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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190 cm
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213 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chubbs Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chubbs Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pontes.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Pontes's shoulder, as Pontes tries to avoid the shot.
Pontes blocks a jab.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pontes prevents Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Pontes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Pontes throwing strikes from guard but Peterson blocks nicely.
Peterson has his hands on Pontes's head, controlling the position.
Pontes 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.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Pontes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pontes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pontes.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Pontes controlling him for the moment.
Pontes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Pontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pontes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pontes.
Pontes closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Pontes pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Pontes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws a hook but Pontes blocks it.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Pontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson cracks Pontes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pontes, right into the meat.
Pontes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Pontes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubbs Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Fernando Pontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
Pontes tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Pontes counters with a takedown into side control.
Pontes throwing strikes but Peterson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Peterson controls the position.
Pontes tries to bench press Peterson off him but Peterson keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes holding on.
Pontes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pontes is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pontes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chubbs Peterson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Peterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peterson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pontes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Pontes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peterson won't be happy with that.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson wants to control but Pontes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pontes with the ground and pound but Peterson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pontes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pontes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Pontes sits in half guard.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pontes stops Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Pontes is working for a submission of some sort.
Pontes working Peterson over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pontes working Peterson over with strikes.
Pontes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes tries to pass to full mount but Peterson defends it.
Pontes seems to be working for a kimura but Peterson defends the submission attempt.
Pontes wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pontes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes seems to be looking for submissions.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pontes shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pontes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pontes working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pontes throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pontes lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson is staying active underneath Pontes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes working the head and body with strikes.
Fernando Pontes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pontes not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Peterson to regain full guard.
Peterson is trying to keep Pontes in close.
Pontes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pontes lands a couple of digs.
Pontes with a nice head shot there.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Pontes connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson controls Pontes momentarily but Pontes frees himself.
Pontes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pontes trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Pontes landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pontes is one step ahead there.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Pontes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pontes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peterson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pontes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Peterson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pontes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pontes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson tries to kick Pontes off but Pontes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Pontes is controlling well.
Pontes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pontes working Peterson over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson is trying to stand.
Pontes seems to be working for a kimura but Peterson defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Pontes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pontes 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Pontes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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