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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 299 p4p, 219 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 47 p4p, 37 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bissainthe!
Peterson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bissainthe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bissainthe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is keeping the position.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bissainthe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peterson looking to control.
Bissainthe throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Bissainthe slips an elbow through the middle.
Bissainthe stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bissainthe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Bissainthe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bissainthe throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bissainthe is retaining full guard.
Bissainthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bissainthe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peterson throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bissainthe throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bissainthe in side control, throwing shots but Peterson defends.
Bissainthe throws a strike aimed at the side of Peterson's head but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson is looking to regain half guard here but Bissainthe keeps moving and retains side control.
Bissainthe working the ground and pound.
Peterson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peterson dives in and grabs Bissainthe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bissainthe pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bissainthe. Peterson shrugs it off though.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Bissainthe. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a big counter head kick but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bissainthe is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson cracks Bissainthe with a big elbow.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Peterson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Peterson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bissainthe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bissainthe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bissainthe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peterson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bissainthe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bissainthe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bissainthe dodges the ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson cracks Bissainthe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bissainthe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peterson.
Bissainthe parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bissainthe to escape.
Bissainthe is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Peterson in the domination position with Bissainthe hanging on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control for a moment but Bissainthe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bissainthe is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Bissainthe.
Peterson tries to bum rush Bissainthe with a series of wild strikes but Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bissainthe on the side of the head.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bissainthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the head.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Peterson saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Bissainthe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bissainthe keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson won't allow Bissainthe to sweep him here.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bissainthe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to sprawl but Peterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson is thwarting Bissainthe's attempts to control the position.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson throwing shots but Bissainthe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bissainthe keeps working.
Peterson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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