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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pessanha (ranked 4402 p4p, 6336 weight class) and Jake Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson has chosen Berzerk by Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Pessanha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Pessanha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Peterson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pessanha tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pessanha tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Pessanha swinging wildly here.
Pessanha goes for a double leg but Peterson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peterson continues to drive forward.
Pessanha misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Pessanha controlling him for the moment.
Pessanha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pessanha trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slips nicely into half guard.
Pessanha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson works his way into side control.
Pessanha is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Pessanha defending against the ground and pound.
Pessanha can't do much from the bottom here.
Peterson wants to control but Pessanha is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Pessanha stops Peterson from passing to mount.
Pessanha stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Peterson moves into full mount!
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Peterson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pessanha is looking to get to half guard.
Peterson unloads with some shots from mount but Pessanha bucks and avoids them well.
Pessanha working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Peterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Peterson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pessanha because Peterson loaded up on that one.
Pessanha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pessanha tries to get out of the position.
Peterson controlling from mount.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Pessanha to control.
Peterson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pessanha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pessanha is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Peterson slips a jab from Pessanha.
Pessanha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Jake Peterson has been cut.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pessanha moves away.
Pessanha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Pessanha.
Pessanha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Peterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Pessanha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pessanha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pessanha tries to counter by clinching up but Peterson breaks away and moves out of range.
Pessanha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Pessanha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pessanha tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Peterson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Pessanha dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Pessanha's head and hops out.
Pessanha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pessanha!
Peterson advances to full mount.
Peterson looking to ground and pound but Pessanha is blocking nicely.
Peterson with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Pessanha is squirming around nicely.
Pessanha wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson tries to control but Pessanha wriggling away.
Peterson misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pessanha is looking to improve his position but Peterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson has hold of Pessanha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pessanha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pessanha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Peterson trying to control but Pessanha is having none of it.
Peterson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pessanha tries to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson trying to control but Pessanha is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Peterson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peterson trying to control but Pessanha is having none of it.
Pessanha tries to lock up and control but Peterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pessanha wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looking to control but Pessanha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pessanha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pessanha is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Pessanha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pessanha tries to lock up and control but Peterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pessanha wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson dominating with strikes here.
Jake Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Peterson tries to control but Pessanha wriggling away.
Pessanha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Pessanha is squirming around nicely.
Pessanha tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Peterson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson has control of Pessanha's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pessanha regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pessanha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Peterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Pessanha moves out of range easily.
Pessanha fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pessanha but Pessanha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Pessanha does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Pessanha slips under a jab.
Pessanha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pessanha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pessanha tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pessanha shoots in but Peterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Jake Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pessanha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peterson defends well and Pessanha ends up having to push Peterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Pessanha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson is trying to drag Pessanha to the mat but Pessanha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pessanha tries to pull guard but Peterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pessanha drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson throws a hook but Pessanha blocks it.
Peterson throws a right hand that Pessanha ducks under and follows up with a left that Pessanha also avoids with ease.
Daniel Pessanha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Pessanha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Pessanha goes for a double leg but Peterson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peterson continues to drive forward.
Peterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Pessanha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson pulls guard.
Pessanha won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson is trying to keep Pessanha in close.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pessanha controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peterson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pessanha, into his guard.
Pessanha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peterson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pessanha can't keep his opponent in guard - Peterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peterson throwing shots but Pessanha is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stand up but Pessanha has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the head.
Peterson punching from mount but Pessanha doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pessanha is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Pessanha to control.
Peterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pessanha is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Pessanha is in a horrible position here. Peterson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pessanha holds of for dear life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Peterson!
Jake Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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