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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sand Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sand Peters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sand Peters!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackwell, pushing him back against the cage.
Blackwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Peters.
Blackwell is looking for a takedown.
Blackwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peters walks away with a smile on his face. Blackwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peters rushes Blackwell and presses him up against the cage.
Blackwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Peters won't allow it.
Blackwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peters.
Blackwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peters walks away with a smile on his face. Blackwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peters is defended easily by Blackwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackwell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackwell's waist but Blackwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peters off to one side.
Blackwell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peters did well to prevent Blackwell getting side control.
Peters has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Blackwell is on him like a limpet, forcing Peters back against the cage.
Blackwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters gets a clinch.
Blackwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Peters shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peters takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blackwell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwell stuffs the takedown.
Blackwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peters moves into the clinch.
Blackwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peters tries to break the clinch but Blackwell is controlling the position.
Blackwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blackwell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peters fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peters forces Blackwell back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peters has Blackwell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blackwell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blackwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters dives in for a single leg takedown but Blackwell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blackwell is looking to counter the offense by Peters and move into the clinch.
Peters moves into the clinch successfully.
Blackwell breaks from the clinch.
Peters closes the distance and clinches up with Blackwell, looking for a takedown. Peters pushes Blackwell against the cage but Blackwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackwell pinned against the cage. Blackwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters pushes Blackwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peters shoots in looking for a takedown. Blackwell tries to sprawl out of it but Peters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blackwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackwell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peters.
Blackwell misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackwell gets tackled into the cage by Peters. Peters maintains the clinch.
Peters jumps guard and drags Blackwell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters seems keen to control Blackwell's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sand Peters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackwell swivels and escapes.
Blackwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Peters tries to sprawl out of it but Blackwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peters now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blackwell defends well and Peters ends up having to push Blackwell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blackwell tries to clinch up.
Blackwell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackwell wants it to stay on the feet.
Isaac Blackwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sand Peters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt - Blackwell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Peters looks to move away, Blackwell throws a big counter combo but Peters just gets out of the way.
Peters shoots in looking for a takedown. Blackwell tries to sprawl out of it but Peters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blackwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peters misses with a body shot.
It looked like Blackwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackwell is fending him off so far but Peters persists. Nope, Blackwell circles away and we're back to standing.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Peters avoids a kick to the body.
Peters moves into the clinch successfully.
Sand Peters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peters blocks a body shot from Blackwell.
Peters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackwell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blackwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackwell tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick and Blackwell moves out of range easily.
Blackwell is looking to counter the offense by Peters and move into the clinch.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackwell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peters.
Peters misses with an uppercut. Blackwell saw that one coming.
Blackwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Isaac Blackwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackwell is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Peters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peters has Blackwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell manages to break the clinch.
Blackwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackwell slaps away a takedown attempt from Peters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blackwell is looking to counter the offense by Peters and move into the clinch.
Blackwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peters circles away.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt - Blackwell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blackwell. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackwell.
Peters shoots for a takedown but Blackwell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackwell doesn't seem bothered though.
Isaac Blackwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackwell tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches.
Peters tries to break free but Blackwell pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Blackwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peters to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Blackwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peters misses with a takedown attempt
and Blackwell counters with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwell. Those never looked like landing.
As Blackwell backs off Peters throws a huge counter combo but Blackwell manages to avoid it all.
Blackwell scores with a nice body kick.
Blackwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackwell gets tackled into the cage by Peters. Peters maintains the clinch.
Blackwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackwell tries for a takedown but Peters manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters jumps guard.
Blackwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peters pulls Blackwell in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blackwell defends it easily.
Blackwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peters on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackwell is one step ahead there.
Peters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peters holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blackwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peters gets a clinch.
Blackwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackwell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackwell tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Blackwell sprawls well.
Blackwell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peters gets a clinch.
Blackwell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peters just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwell is trying to break free.
Blackwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sand Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters cracks Blackwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peters doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blackwell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackwell wants to clinch.
Peters moves into range and clinches up with Blackwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peters prevents Blackwell from breaking the clinch.
Blackwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peters prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Peters can't get the takedown.
Blackwell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peters gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peters is trying to pull guard but Blackwell has him pressed against the cage.
Peters missing with knees to the body.
Blackwell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peters keeps control of Blackwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackwell manages to break the clinch.
Peters has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sand Peters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peters 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sand Peters!
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