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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tex Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Trae feat. Hawk - Swang. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Yoshida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Yoshida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peterson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Peterson is trying to improve his position.
Peterson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peterson tries to get out of the position.
Yoshida in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peterson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peterson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yoshida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida misses the body punch
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson shoots in and bounces Yoshida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yoshida keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Yoshida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yoshida is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Yoshida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peterson!
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
Yoshida scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Peterson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yoshida landing strikes from the mount.
Yoshida has hold of Peterson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Peterson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yoshida looking to secure an arm triangle but Peterson defends it well.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoshida on the ground.
Peterson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Yoshida moves to back control.
Yoshida is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Yoshida 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. Yoshida gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Yoshida apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida with a poor takedown
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Yoshida backing up. Yoshida nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Peterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoshida sprawls well initially but Peterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peterson 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.
Yoshida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yoshida flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yoshida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peterson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Yoshida trying to control the position.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshida's brow.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Yoshida looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshida, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida striking off his back but it's not causing Peterson any problems.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshida has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson postures up in Yoshida's guard and throws a big left but Yoshida blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshida has wrist control.
Yoshida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshida is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshida misses with a takedown
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoshida to the mat! Yoshida manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshida has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Yoshida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Peterson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yoshida passes Peterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yoshida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peterson striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshida is tying to control. Peterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshida.
Peterson scores with a few weak punches.
Peterson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yoshida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Yoshida has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Yoshida backing up. Yoshida nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tex Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yoshida controlling the position for now.
Yoshida tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yoshida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson stands up over Yoshida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yoshida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Peterson trying to strike off his back.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Yoshida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yoshida won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tex Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Yoshida misses with a takedown
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ken Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Tex Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshida thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.
Peterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peterson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Yoshida misses with a double jab
and Peterson counters with a single leg into guard. Yoshida didn't expect that.
Yoshida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
Peterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peterson looks up at the clock and then as Yoshida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peterson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
Yoshida striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Yoshida striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yoshida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoshida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tex Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshida manages to get to full guard.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Yoshida has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshida striking from his own guard.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoshida had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Peterson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yoshida Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Peterson's back instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yoshida's guard. Nice work there by Peterson.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshida's brow.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Yoshida blocks nicely.
Yoshida doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yoshida lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Yoshida is trying to keep Peterson in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida misses with a combination
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tex Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tex Peterson!
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