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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bugaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugaev blocks a head kick by Peacock.
Peacock defending well as Bugaev loads up on a big left hand.
Peacock connects with a leg kick. Bugaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bugaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bugaev blocks a jab.
Bugaev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bugaev moves out of range as Peacock strikes.
Peacock misses with a looping right.
Bugaev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fokai Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Peacock misses with a jab to the body
and Bugaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bugaev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bugaev controlling from the top position.
Peacock wants to get back to his feet but Bugaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bugaev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock keeping moving, preventing Bugaev from controlling successfully.
Bugaev is looking to work some ground and pound but Peacock has wrist control.
Bugaev trying to control but Peacock is working from the bottom.
Peacock 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bugaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bugaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peacock sizes up Bugaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bugaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peacock.
Peacock's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Peacock's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev lands with a hook. Peacock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
Bugaev shoots in and bounces Peacock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peacock is trying to keep Bugaev in close.
Bugaev 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.
Bugaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bugaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bugaev working some strikes from top position.
Bugaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bugaev looking to sit in guard and control but Peacock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peacock wants to control from the top but Bugaev keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peacock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peacock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peacock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bugaev wants to sweep here but Peacock controlling him for the moment.
Peacock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peacock lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bugaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peacock moves away.
Bugaev throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bugaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bugaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peacock as he avoids it easily.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peacock.
A jab from Bugaev finds it's way through Peacock's defenses.
Peacock misses with the combination.
Peacock throws a hook but Bugaev avoids it easily.
Bugaev misses with a two punch combination.
Bugaev throws a sloppy head kick and Peacock moves out of range easily.
Peacock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock lands a jab.
Bugaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peacock misses with a hook. Bugaev ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drew Peacock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peacock misses with a wild body shot.
Bugaev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peacock sprawls and moves away.
Peacock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bugaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bugaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bugaev forces his way into half guard.
Peacock trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bugaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peacock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bugaev looks to land a strike but Peacock avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugaev.
Bugaev looking to pass the guard.
Bugaev wants to control from the top but Peacock keeps moving.
Bugaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bugaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peacock is keeping the position for now.
Bugaev throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Bugaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bugaev trying to control but Peacock is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peacock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bugaev attempts a counter takedown but Peacock avoids it well and moves away.
Peacock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peacock lands a nice looking body shot.
Peacock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bugaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peacock lands a right hook to the body.
Peacock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bugaev defending well as Peacock loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bugaev feinted with a counter takedown.
Peacock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peacock misses with a double jab
and Bugaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peacock looks to land a left hand but Bugaev moved out of range nicely.
Peacock digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
Drew Peacock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peacock scores with a spinning back kick!
Peacock takes a swing at Bugaev's ribcage but misses.
Bugaev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Peacock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bugaev.
Peacock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBugaev.
Bugaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bugaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peacock's head.
Bugaev scores with a head kick. Peacock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peacock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bugaev doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bugaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bugaev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peacock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bugaev if he has to take too many more of those.
Bugaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peacock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peacock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bugaev.
Peacock throws a shot from downtown. Bugaev moves away and avoids it.
Bugaev is looking to wear down Peacock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peacock jabs Bugaev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peacock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peacock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bugaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Peacock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Peacock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bugaev throws a right and a left that Peacock avoids nicely.
Bugaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peacock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peacock staying out of range there.
Peacock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bugaev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peacock!
Bugaev trying to control the action but Peacock is working from the bottom.
Peacock is looking to regain half guard here but Bugaev keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bugaev cracks Peacock with a big right hand but Peacock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peacock prevents Bugaev from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugaev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bugaev wants to control but Peacock is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peacock taking a bit of punishment here - Bugaev scoring with strikes.
Peacock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bugaev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bugaev wants to work for an arm triangle but Peacock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bugaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peacock's head.
Peacock trying to hold on to Bugaev's head to control him but Bugaev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bugaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bugaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bugaev trying to control from Peacock's half guard. Peacock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bugaev wants to control from the top but Peacock keeps moving.
Bugaev being controlled here momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock wants to sweep but no luck.
Bugaev looking to sit in guard and control but Peacock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peacock stopping the sweep attempt from Bugaev.
Drew Peacock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bugaev is working hard here to advance position.
Bugaev keeping full guard, as Peacock tries to pass.
Bugaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Bugaev, not yet.
Bugaev trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Peacock throws out a loose jab but Bugaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peacock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peacock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peacock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bugaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Peacock does no damage.
Good shot there by Peacock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peacock misses the shot to the body.
Peacock misses with a looping left.
David Bugaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peacock misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Bugaev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peacock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Peacock!
During a confident post fight interview, Drew Peacock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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