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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Léonard Lucy (ranked 432 p4p, 369 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 63 p4p, 57 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Lucy counters with a quick kick to the body but Peterson blocks it.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson closes the distance but Lucy moves to the side
and Lucy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Lucy seems unphased.
Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
A short right from Lucy on the inside.
Lucy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peterson up against the cage.
Lucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucy is defending well for now.
Lucy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson moves into range and clinches up with Lucy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucy's efforts to push away.
Lucy misses with the head strike.
Lucy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucy's elbow.
Lucy tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Lucy back against the cage.
Lucy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Lucy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Lucy circles away.
Lucy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Lucy is stalling here.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Lucy avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lucy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peterson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Lucy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Lucy.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Lucy wants to stall.
Lucy lands a shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Lucy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Peterson lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson digs a right hand into Lucy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucy's gas tank.
Lucy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucy digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peterson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lucy or not.
Lucy avoids a wild elbow strike from Peterson.
Lucy breaks from the clinch.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Peterson keeps control of Lucy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Lucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Peterson tries to work over Lucy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Lucy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson swings for the body but Lucy moves out of range.
Lucy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Lucy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucy tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Lucy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lucy counters with a nice right hand that sends Peterson toppling to the canvas! Peterson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lucy finish him?!
Peterson is rocked!
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Lucy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Lucy is stalling here.
Lucy breaks the clinch.
Léonard Lucy is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Peterson wants to stall.
Lucy stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Lucy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucy blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Lucy being controlled against the cage.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Lucy blocks with his arms.
A short left from Peterson.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
George Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
A short right from Lucy.
Lucy lands a shoulder strike.
Lucy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Lucy - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucy gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Lucy has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucy has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peterson looking to stall.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Lucy's ribcage. Lucy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucy.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Lucy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucy.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Lucy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucy misses with the head strike.
Lucy breaks the clinch.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Peterson.
A slow jab from Lucy misses its intended target.
Lucy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson rushes Lucy and presses him up against the cage.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson just leaning against Lucy, taking a breather.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Lucy lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucy.
Peterson digs a right hand into Lucy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucy's gas tank.
Lucy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson prevents Lucy from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lucy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Lucy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson cracks Lucy with a nice body shot.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucy's defenses.
It looks like Léonard Lucy has been cut.
Lucy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson is pushing Lucy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Léonard Lucy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lucy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peterson drops Lucy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lucy looks back up at him and smiles so Peterson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lucy is rocked!
Lucy keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson cracks Lucy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Peterson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lucy to stand back up!
Oh Lucy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson darts in and clinches Lucy up against the cage.
Lucy throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Lucy seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Lucy tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Lucy back against the cage.
Lucy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Peterson.
Lucy digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucy lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucy stalling the fight.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucy.
Lucy prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson cracks Lucy with a nice body shot.
Lucy blocking some punches.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lucy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lucy throws a head punch that misses.
Lucy misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucy gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
Lucy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Peterson.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucy manages to avoid it.
Lucy throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson clinches up with Lucy and pushes him back against the cage.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucy is keeping busy.
Lucy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucy is keeping busy.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson effectively controlling the action here.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Lucy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Lucy in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucy is trying to stall.
Lucy letting Peterson take a breather here.
Lucy prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson stalling in the clinch but Lucy improves position.
Lucy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson tries to stall but Lucy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Lucy.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Lucy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson has Lucy pressed against the cage, preventing Lucy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lucy working aggressively here.
Lucy looking to stall.
Lucy has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson taking a breather.
Lucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Peterson!
George Peterson very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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