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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Pecker (ranked 4275 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Zach Ulibarri (ranked 551 p4p, 542 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Pecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zach Ulibarri!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulibarri has closed the distance and engaged Pecker in a clinch.
Pecker tries to break the clinch but Ulibarri is controlling the position.
Pecker tries to land a knee to the head but Ulibarri blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Pecker.
Pecker goes for a takedown attempt but Ulibarri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pecker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ulibarri is fending him off so far but Pecker persists. Nope, Ulibarri circles away and we're back to standing.
Pecker sets himself, and Ulibarri steps forward looking for the clinch! Pecker avoids it this time.
Pecker tries to clinch but Ulibarri is having none of it.
Pecker throws a sloppy head kick and Ulibarri moves out of range easily.
Ulibarri tries to counter with a clinch but Pecker shakes him off and moves away.
Ulibarri misses with a left hand
and Pecker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulibarri clinches.
Ulibarri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pecker's elbow.
Pecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulibarri avoids the damage to the body.
Ulibarri tries to work over Pecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulibarri stalls.
Ulibarri lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulibarri tries a body shot but Pecker blocks it.
Ulibarri struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecker controls his hands.
Pecker tries for a takedown but Ulibarri manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Pecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pecker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ulibarri walks away with a smile on his face. Pecker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ulibarri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pecker.
Ulibarri forces Pecker back against the cage and clinches.
Ulibarri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ulibarri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulibarri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pecker blocking some punches.
Ulibarri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ulibarri stalling against the cage.
Ulibarri misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulibarri is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulibarri.
Ulibarri misses with a punch on the inside.
Pecker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ulibarri has a couple of punches blocked by Pecker.
Ulibarri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulibarri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Pecker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ulibarri has Pecker pressed against the cage, preventing Pecker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Ulibarri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pecker.
Ulibarri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pecker's elbow.
Ulibarri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulibarri.
Pecker stalling in the clinch but Ulibarri improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulibarri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pecker can't get the takedown.
Ulibarri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulibarri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Pecker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ulibarri is defending well.
Pecker is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ulibarri on the inside.
Ulibarri is pressed up against the cage. Pecker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulibarri down to the mat. Ulibarri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ulibarri moves into the clinch.
Pecker jumps guard but Ulibarri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ulibarri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulibarri struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecker controls his hands.
Ulibarri misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Ulibarri.
Ulibarri pushes Pecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pecker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecker tries to break free but Ulibarri pushes him back against the cage.
Pecker is trying to drag Ulibarri to the mat but Ulibarri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ulibarri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulibarri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulibarri digs a right hand into Pecker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pecker's gas tank.
Ulibarri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulibarri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulibarri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulibarri lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulibarri.
Ulibarri struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecker controls his hands.
Pecker blocks a body shot from Ulibarri.
Pecker jumps guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Ulibarri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ulibarri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ulibarri wants it to stay on the feet.
Ulibarri closes the distance and clinches.
Ulibarri stops a takedown attempt from Pecker.
Ulibarri lands a nice uppercut.
Pecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ulibarri has managed to clinch.
Ulibarri gets through Pecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pecker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulibarri lands a body shot.
Pecker has Ulibarri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ulibarri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Pecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulibarri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ulibarri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ulibarri.
Ulibarri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pecker is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulibarri.
Ulibarri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pecker wants to stall.
Ulibarri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker blocks an uppercut.
Ulibarri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pecker tries for a takedown but Ulibarri manages to get underhooks.
Pecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulibarri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ulibarri tries to throw a body punch but Pecker avoids it by throwing Ulibarri back against the cage.
Ulibarri misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ulibarri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Ulibarri fails to land.
Ulibarri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pecker's elbow.
Ulibarri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ulibarri can't find room to land a body shot as Pecker controls the action.
Ulibarri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pecker.
Zach Ulibarri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulibarri throws a head punch that misses.
Ulibarri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulibarri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pecker trying to stall but Ulibarri improves his position.
Ulibarri tries to throw a body punch but Pecker avoids it by throwing Ulibarri back against the cage.
Ulibarri prevents Pecker from breaking the clinch.
Ulibarri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peckers head.
Ulibarri lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ulibarri as the two fighters clinch.
Ulibarri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulibarri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulibarri throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulibarri.
Ulibarri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulibarri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ulibarri misses with a punch to the body.
Ulibarri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ulibarri misses with a body punch.
Ulibarri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Ulibarri's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ulibarri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ulibarri misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulibarri misses with some punches.
Ulibarri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ulibarri lands a right hand.
Ulibarri has a couple of punches blocked by Pecker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecker is trying to push Ulibarri away but Ulibarri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ulibarri working aggressively here.
Ulibarri throws a punch but it's blocked by Pecker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pecker.
Pecker stalling the fight.
Ulibarri misses with a body punch.
Ulibarri scores with a shot to the side of Pecker's head.
Ulibarri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulibarri tries a body shot but Pecker blocks it.
Ulibarri tries to throw a body punch but Pecker avoids it by throwing Ulibarri back against the cage.
Pecker looking for a takedown.
Ulibarri misses with the head strike.
Ulibarri is working Pecker over against the cage.
Ulibarri digs a right hand into Pecker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pecker's gas tank.
Ulibarri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pecker is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Ulibarri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ulibarri gets a clinch.
Ulibarri has Pecker pushed against the cage.
Pecker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ulibarri smiles and moves away.
Pecker tries to keep at a distance but Ulibarri has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulibarri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Pecker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ulibarri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pecker seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulibarri misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ulibarri on the inside.
Pecker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ulibarri is defending well.
Pecker is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Pecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ulibarri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulibarri scores with a shoulder strike.
Ulibarri lands with a light punch inside.
Pecker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulibarri is keeping busy.
Ulibarri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pecker wants to break free but Ulibarri has control.
Ulibarri misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulibarri.
Pecker taking a breather.
Ulibarri taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ulibarri tries a body shot but Pecker blocks it.
Ulibarri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulibarri scores with a shot to the side of Pecker's head.
Ulibarri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulibarri.
A right hand to the body from Ulibarri.
A head punch on the inside from Ulibarri fails to land.
Ulibarri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ulibarri.
Ulibarri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ulibarri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
Ulibarri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulibarri misses with a punch to the body.
Pecker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pecker jumps guard but Ulibarri stands there with Pecker around his waist. Pecker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ulibarri misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulibarri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulibarri drops Pecker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pecker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ulibarri misses with a body punch.
Ulibarri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulibarri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulibarri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ulibarri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulibarri.
Pecker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ulibarri prevents it.
Pecker is trying to break the clinch but Ulibarri is controlling him.
Pecker is looking for a takedown.
Ulibarri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulibarri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ulibarri swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulibarri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pecker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ulibarri is unloading with more strikes now! Pecker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Ulibarri!
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energy
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hype
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