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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmaid Ahdoodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Peavris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Peavris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmaid Ahdoodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Peavris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peavris keeps the fight on the outside.
Peavris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahdoodi avoids the body shot from Peavris.
Peavris throws the left hand but Ahdoodi avoids the punch easily.
Ahdoodi tries to clinch up but Peavris circles away and keeps his distance.
Peavris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ahdoodi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peavris is trying to break the clinch but Ahdoodi is controlling him.
Ahdoodi tries to stall but Peavris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peavris taking a breather.
Ahdoodi is pushing Peavris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahdoodi stalling.
Ahdoodi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahdoodi stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ahdoodi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ahdoodi has Peavris pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ahmaid Ahdoodi.
Peavris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peavris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Peavris looks to move away, Ahdoodi throws a big counter combo but Peavris just gets out of the way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peavris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A slow jab from Peavris misses its intended target.
Ahdoodi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peavris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ahdoodi effectively controlling the action here.
Peavris has had enough of the clinch but Ahdoodi keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahdoodi managing to block the knees to the body from Peavris.
Peavris tries to break free but Ahdoodi pushes him back against the cage.
Peavris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peavris breaks the clinch.
Peavris has managed to clinch.
Peavris lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ahmaid Ahdoodi has been cut.
Ahdoodi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ahdoodi has Peavris pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Ahdoodi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peavris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peavris throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahdoodi counters with a three punch combo that has Peavris backing up. Peavris nods at Ahdoodi to acknowledge the strikes.
Ahmaid Ahdoodi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahdoodi tries to keep at a distance but Peavris has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Peavris as the two fighters clinch.
Ahdoodi stalling in the clinch but Peavris improves position.
Ahdoodi prevents Peavris from breaking the clinch.
Peavris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahdoodi controls his hands.
Peavris is trying to break the clinch but Ahdoodi is controlling him.
Peavris manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Peavris misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peavris looks to clinch
and Ahdoodi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peavris misses with a double jab
and Ahdoodi counters with a series of strikes. Peavris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peavris throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahdoodi counters with a three punch combo that has Peavris backing up. Peavris nods at Ahdoodi to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peavris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahdoodi looking to control.
Peavris preventing the sweep.
Ahdoodi controlling Peavris's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eugene Peavris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahmaid Ahdoodi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peavris wants to clinch but Ahdoodi slips to the side
and Ahdoodi counters with a one-two to the body.
Peavris gets a clinch.
Peavris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahdoodi blocks it with crossed arms.
Peavris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahdoodi.
Peavris tries a knee to the head but Ahdoodi blocks it.
Peavris has picked Ahdoodi up - he's going for a ride! Peavris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ahdoodi gets full guard.
Ahdoodi keeping moving, preventing Peavris from controlling successfully.
Ahdoodi seems keen to control Peavris's posture.
Ahdoodi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peavris trying to control but Ahdoodi postures up.
Peavris tries to roll over but Ahdoodi keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peavris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peavris looking for a sweep. Not yet Peavris, not yet.
Ahdoodi is stalling in the full guard.
Peavris looking to control but Ahdoodi passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peavris gets full guard.
Ahdoodi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peavris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ahdoodi has managed to get both his arms back between Peavris's legs - danger averted.
Peavris trying to control the position.
Ahdoodi won't allow Peavris to sweep him here.
Peavris working for submissions but it's allowed Ahdoodi to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahdoodi in particular looking to stall.
Peavris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahdoodi in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ahdoodi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peavris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peavris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peavris misses with a double jab.
Peavris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahdoodi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahdoodi is looking for a counter combo.
Peavris misses with a low kick.
Ahdoodi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peavris closes the distance and clinches.
Peavris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peavris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ahdoodi regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahdoodi is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahdoodi preventing the sweep.
Ahmaid Ahdoodi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahdoodi passes Peavris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eugene Peavris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ahmaid Ahdoodi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahdoodi ducks under a wild hook from Peavris.
Peavris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Peavris looks to move away, Ahdoodi throws a big counter combo but Peavris just gets out of the way.
Peavris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahdoodi is just out of range.
As Peavris looks to move away, Ahdoodi throws a big counter combo but Peavris just gets out of the way.
Ahdoodi slips under a jab.
Peavris misses the body punch
and Ahdoodi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peavris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Ahdoodi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peavris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ahdoodi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahdoodi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peavris up against the cage.
Peavris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ahdoodi regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peavris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peavris wants to control from the top but Ahdoodi keeps moving.
Peavris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peavris stopping the sweep attempt from Ahdoodi.
Ahdoodi pulls Peavris in to control the position.
Ahdoodi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peavris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Eugene Peavris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peavris wants to pass the guard but Ahdoodi is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peavris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahdoodi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Peavris looks to move away, Ahdoodi throws a big counter combo but Peavris just gets out of the way.
Peavris takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ahdoodi.
Ahdoodi stalling in the clinch.
Peavris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ahdoodi regains guard immediately.
Ahdoodi is looking to stand up but Peavris isn't so interested in that idea.
Ahdoodi wants to sweep here but Peavris controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahdoodi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peavris's guard.
Peavris trying to control the position.
Peavris wants to control the position but Ahdoodi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahdoodi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ahdoodi wants to take a breather but Peavris is having none of it.
Peavris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peavris wants to improve his position but Ahdoodi is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahdoodi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peavris holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peavris trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugene Peavris.
I've got Peavris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eugene Peavris!
Our winner, Eugene Peavris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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