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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Peters (ranked 2722 p4p, 3828 weight class) and Max Kinnaman (ranked 0 p4p, 465 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peters
vs
Kinnaman

182 cm
20
177
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Peters!
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, Max Kinnaman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peters closes the distance and pushes Kinnaman back into the cage.
Peters gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kinnaman.

Peters manages to break the clinch.
Peters throws a one two combo.

It looks like Max Kinnaman has been cut.
Peters fails in his attempt to clinch.

Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kinnaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kinnaman trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Kinnaman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kinnaman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kinnaman stays in close to Peters's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peters looking for a guillotine here but Kinnaman defends easily.

Peters looking for subs off his back but Kinnaman has passed one foot through into half guard.

Peters actively working from the bottom here.

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.
Peters is trying to stand back up but Kinnaman is controlling him
Peters manages to get to full guard.
Peters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinnaman is one step ahead there.
Kinnaman tries to free his leg and advance position but Peters is retaining full guard.
Kinnaman throws a big elbow that misses.
Peters throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kinnaman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters looking for a guillotine here but Kinnaman defends easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinnaman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peters dives on top into guard.

Kinnaman is looking to sweep but instead, Peters has passed into half guard.
Kinnaman wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kinnaman controls his leg.
Kinnaman tries to get to full guard but Peters has control of the leg.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinnaman keeps working.
Kinnaman wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Peters is working for a kimura but Kinnaman is defending it quite comfortably.
Peters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Peters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Kinnaman's cut.
That's time! Peters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peters scores with a spinning back kick!

Kinnaman shoots in and bounces Peters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Peters kicks Kinnaman off and gets to his feet.
Peters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinnaman can do to turn this around?
Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinnaman circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peters.
Manny Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kinnaman swivels and escapes.
Peters tries to bum rush Kinnaman with a series of wild strikes but Kinnaman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinnaman with the counter takedown but Peters avoids it easily.
Peters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kinnaman counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinnaman is out of range and Peters settles back down.
Kinnaman dodges the punch combination from Peters.
Despite the aggression on Kinnaman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinnaman circles away.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Kinnaman sprawls well.
Peters fails with an attempt to clinch.

Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kinnaman throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely.
Kinnaman is working Peters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kinnaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinnaman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters keeping moving, preventing Kinnaman from controlling successfully.
Kinnaman connects with a couple of short punches.
Peters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kinnaman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kinnaman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kinnaman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kinnaman's guard.

Kinnaman is wriggling around but Peters manages to pass to half guard.
Peters prevents Kinnaman from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to stand up but Kinnaman is controlling the position.
Kinnaman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Peters has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kinnaman tries to reverse the position but Peters maintains control.

That's four 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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peters prevents Kinnaman from getting the reversal.
Peters tries to control but Kinnaman wriggling away.
Manny Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peters trying to control but Kinnaman is having none of it.
Peters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Peters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Kinnaman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Peters has closed the distance and engaged Kinnaman in a clinch.
Peters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peters tries to break the clinch but Kinnaman is controlling the position.
Kinnaman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peters gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peters is trying to push Kinnaman away but Kinnaman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Kinnaman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinnaman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinnaman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peters defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kinnaman feints and as Peters raises his hands in defense, Kinnaman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Peters has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kinnaman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kinnaman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinnaman lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinnaman won't allow Peters to get back to his feet.
Kinnaman is looking to pass into half guard but Peters pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Peters is in guard.

Kinnaman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Peters is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Peters throws an elbow that misses.
Kinnaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peters.
Kinnaman is trying to break the clinch but Peters has him pressed against the cage.

Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinnaman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinnaman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peters or perhaps it was just good defense by Kinnaman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Kinnaman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Kinnaman. Beautiful body shot.

Kinnaman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kinnaman manages to get himself to full guard.

Peters is looking to work some ground and pound but Kinnaman has wrist control.

Kinnaman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manny Peters is winning the standup battle so far.

Kinnaman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinnaman wants to take a breather but Peters is having none of it.
Max Kinnaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peters is looking for a sweep. Kinnaman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kinnaman is working away from the top position though.
Peters is refusing to be controlled, as Kinnaman sits in half guard.
Kinnaman is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
Kinnaman not doing much here.
Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kinnaman scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four 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.
Kinnaman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kinnaman slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Peters is trying to stand.
Peters trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinnaman as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Kinnaman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peters doesn't seem phased though.
Manny Peters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kinnaman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Kinnaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peters 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Peters!