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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rising' by Stuck Mojo. The key to victory for Curtis Peterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Little!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little looks for a takedown but Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Ryan Little has been cut.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little shoots in for a double leg but Peterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtis Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Little.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Little looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peterson cracks Little with a solid left hand.
Peterson is pushing down on Little's leg trying to pass to half guard. Little is fighting to maintain full guard but Peterson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peterson throwing shots but Little is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Little's head.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Little dodges it nicely.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Little is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little avoid being mounted?
Little is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little on the ground.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Little.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Little.
Little misses with a takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown. Little fights it but they end up in guard.
Little working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson wants to stand but Little has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Peterson is in close to Little's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Little pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Little manages to get himself to full guard.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.
Little is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Little keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Little misses with a takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Little misses with a takedown
and Peterson counters with a leg kick.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Curtis Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Little.
Little fails to pull guard.
Peterson pushes Little back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Peterson forces Little back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Little.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson misses the jab.
Little pushes Peterson away with a front kick.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Little dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Little decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control but Little is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.
Little trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Little blocks the strikes from Peterson.
Little looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Little stops Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Little pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Little jabs Peterson right on the nose. Peterson blinks but takes it well.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Little has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Little defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Little shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Little with that takedown attempt.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Little had a free shot at his head there.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Peterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Little'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. This is the final round!
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Little preventing the sweep.
Little slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson tries to improve position but can't.
Little is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Little thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peterson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Little's best efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson is looking to escape.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Little is pressing down on Peterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peterson is holding on for now.
Little is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peterson scores with a few weak punches.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Little wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Little changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Little passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Peterson!
Peterson is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson can't escape the position.
Little jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Peterson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Peterson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Little trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Peterson tries to buck Little off but Little is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little shoots and misses
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Little does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Little gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Curtis Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Little utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curtis Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Little.
Well Peterson 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Peterson!
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