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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Peters Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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266 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Peters Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Todd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
Peters Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peters Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Todd is trying to defend but Peters Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peters Jr looks to land a strike but Todd avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Peters Jr postures up.
Peters Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Peters Jr throws an elbow that misses. Todd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peters Jr's guard. Nice move by Todd!
Todd trying to control but Peters Jr is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peters Jr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Peters Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peters Jr 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.
Peters Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Todd working a defensive guard here.
Peters Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Todd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peters Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters Jr postures up in Todd's guard and throws a big left but Todd blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Peters Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Todd working a defensive guard here.
Peters Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peters Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Todd keeping full guard, as Peters Jr tries to pass.
Todd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peters Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peters Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peters Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peters Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters Jr postures up.
Peters Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Todd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peters Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Todd's legs - danger averted.
Peters Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peters Jr passes into half guard.
Peters Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Todd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peters Jr.
Peters Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Todd is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peters Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peters Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Peters Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peters Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Todd tries to roll over but Peters Jr keeps him under control.
Peters Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Todd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Peters Jr.
Peters Jr working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peters Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peters Jr tries to pass to full mount but Todd defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Peters Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Todd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Todd.
It looks like Vinny Peters Jr has been cut.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peters Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peters Jr working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd is trying to get back to full guard.
Peters Jr winds up and cracks Todd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Todd is trying to maintain the position but Peters Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peters Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peters Jr is keen to just control but Todd is a slippery customer.
Peters Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peters Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peters Jr looks to land a strike but Todd avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Peters Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Peters Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Todd is trying to keep Peters Jr in close.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peters Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todd can do to turn this around?
Todd is trying to keep Peters Jr in close.
Peters Jr wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Peters Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Todd's head.
Todd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peters Jr lands a couple of digs.
Peters Jr with a nice head shot there.
Peters Jr cracks Todd with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr working some strikes from top position.
Peters Jr lands a couple of digs.
Peters Jr is in close to Todd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Todd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peters Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Peters Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peters Jr.
Peters Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peters Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peters Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters Jr is working Todd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Todd's head.
Peters Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Todd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Peters Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peters Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters Jr passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Peters Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peters Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Todd prevents Peters Jr from improving position.
Todd can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Peters Jr wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peters Jr.
Todd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Peters Jr looks up at the clock and then as Todd takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peters Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Todd taking a bit of punishment here - Peters Jr scoring with strikes.
Peters Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Peters Jr is trying to ground and pound but Todd uses the momentary lack of control by Peters Jr to regain half guard.
Peters Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Todd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peters Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peters Jr trying to control from half guard but Todd is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peters Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Todd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peters Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peters Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Todd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peters Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Todd is trying to get back to full guard.
Todd is looking to control Peters Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Todd avoid being mounted?
Todd has hold of Peters Jr's hands but Peters Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peters Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr throwing shots but Todd is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Peters Jr there.
Todd wants to get back to full guard.
Peters Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Todd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peters Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peters Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Peters Jr.
Still in half guard, Peters Jr seems content to control.
Peters Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peters Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peters Jr wants to pass to mount but Todd is defending the position.
Peters Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Todd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peters Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Peters Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lou Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peters Jr wants to take a breather but Todd is having none of it.
Peters Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Peters Jr trying to pass the guard but Todd defending well.
Vinny Peters Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters Jr working Todd over with strikes.
Peters Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Peters Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peters Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Peters Jr!
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energy
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hype
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