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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Targaryen (ranked 6748 p4p, 23682 weight class) and Warran Peace (ranked 452 p4p, 471 weight class). Targaryen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is boom. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Targaryen.
Targaryen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peace circles away quickly and effectively.
Targaryen loads up on a big right hand but Peace slips the punch.
Peace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Targaryen circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Targaryen as Peace shoots in.
Targaryen is looking for a counter combo.
Targaryen throws a nice looking combination but Peace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peace.
Jon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warran Peace.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peace.
Targaryen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peace.
Peace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peace shoots in for a double leg but Targaryen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Targaryen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Warran Peace has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Targaryen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Targaryen as Peace shoots in.
Targaryen throws a right hand that Peace ducks under and follows up with a left that Peace also avoids with ease.
Targaryen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Targaryen lands a body shot.
Peace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Targaryen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Targaryen wants it to stay on the feet.
Targaryen appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Targaryen does it's job there.
Targaryen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peace backs up against the cage.
Targaryen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peace.
Targaryen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Targaryen misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Targaryen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Targaryen. Those never looked like landing.
Peace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Targaryen scores with a jab to the head.
Targaryen misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen stuffs the takedown.
Targaryen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Targaryen fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peace or perhaps it was just good defense by Targaryen, which made it look bad.
Peace shoots in for a double leg but Targaryen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peace shoots for a double leg takedown but Targaryen sprawls well. He's pushed Peace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peace looks winded!
Targaryen misses with a two punch combination.
Peace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Targaryen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Targaryen tries to sprawl but Peace drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Peace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peace is keen to just control but Targaryen is a slippery customer.
Peace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Targaryen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace thows a huge punch but Targaryen dodges it nicely.
Peace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Targaryen is positioning himself well to prevent Peace advancing to mount.
Ground and pound from Peace.
Targaryen has hold of Peace's hands but Peace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peace trying to control the action but Targaryen is working from the bottom.
Peace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peace drops an elbow to the side of Targaryen's head.
Peace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Targaryen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Peace.
Peace trying to control from half guard but Targaryen is working away.
Peace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Targaryen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Targaryen defending well though.
Peace throwing shots but Targaryen is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Targaryen misses.
Targaryen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peace gets a double leg takedown into Targaryen's guard.
Targaryen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peace lands a couple of digs.
Peace trying to control but Targaryen is working from the bottom.
Peace throwing strikes from guard but Targaryen blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Targaryen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warran Peace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peace shoots in for a takedown but Targaryen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Targaryen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Targaryen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Targaryen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peace with a nice head shot there.
Peace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Warran Peace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace postures up in Targaryen's guard and throws a big left but Targaryen blocks it.
Peace postures up in Targaryen's guard and throws a big left but Targaryen blocks it.
Peace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Targaryen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Targaryen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peace is working Targaryen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Targaryen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peace slips a jab and a cross from Targaryen.
Targaryen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peace can do to turn this around?
Peace 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peace throwing strikes from guard but Targaryen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace wants to control from the top but Targaryen keeps moving.
Peace lands a couple of elbows.
Peace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peace landing some decent shots from guard.
Peace connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peace is in close to Targaryen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peace distracts Targaryen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peace throws a big right hand that misses.
Peace is working Targaryen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Targaryen defends it nicely.
Targaryen fails to land with a series of punches.
Peace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Targaryen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warran Peace.
Peace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Targaryen but Targaryen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Peace trying to control the position but Targaryen is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Targaryen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Targaryen is looking to reverse the position.
Peace working the ground and pound.
Targaryen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peace trying to control the action but Targaryen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Targaryen down.
Peace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Targaryen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Warran Peace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Warran Peace'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Targaryen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peace shoots in and gets a takedown into Targaryen's guard.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Targaryen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peace is in close to Targaryen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peace working some strikes from top position.
Peace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Targaryen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peace lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace postures up and lands a big shot to Targaryen's brow.
Peace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Targaryen's waist but Targaryen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peace off to one side.
A combination from Targaryen does no damage.
Peace tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Peace gets a takedown into half guard.
Peace is nestled in close to Targaryen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Peace.
Peace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Targaryen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peace on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peace connects with a nice short shot to Targaryen's temple.
Targaryen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peace working over Targaryen with some ground and pound. Targaryen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peace working Targaryen over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peace lands a nice short elbow.
Peace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peace trying to control the action but Targaryen is working from the bottom.
Peace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Targaryen swivels and escapes.
Targaryen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peace circles away quickly and effectively.
Peace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Targaryen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peace somewhat.
Jon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warran Peace.
Peace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Targaryen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peace grinds an elbow into Targaryen's temple.
Peace lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace working the ground and pound but Targaryen is defending the strikes.
Peace working the ground and pound.
Peace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Targaryen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Targaryen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Peace working the head and body with strikes.
Targaryen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Targaryen taking a bit of punishment here - Peace scoring with strikes.
Peace is chipping away with strikes.
Targaryen is rocked!
Peace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Targaryen to see if he's OK.
Oh Targaryen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peace lands a few punches from side control.
Targaryen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Peace connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peace scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Targaryen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Peace can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warran Peace!
A relieved looking Warran Peace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Jon Targaryen had this to say: 'until next time'.
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