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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 3783 p4p, 3702 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 438 p4p, 433 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Red Nation. A fine choice. Phoenix Peterson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alanavi blocks a jab.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alanavi gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Alanavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alanavi.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Alanavi.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries a body shot but Alanavi blocks it.
Peterson is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Alanavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Alanavi.
A right hook to the body lands for Alanavi.
Alanavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alanavi is working Peterson over against the cage.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alanavi up against the cage.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alanavi stalls.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson letting Alanavi take a breather here.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi stalling.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alanavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Alanavi lands a left hand.
Peterson stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peterson up against the cage.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
Peterson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alanavi looking to slow down the pace here.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Alanavi avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Alanavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Alanavi just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Alanavi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alanavi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mehdi Alanavi.
Alanavi clinches with his opponent.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Alanavi wants to stall.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Alanavi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson presses Alanavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alanavi tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Alanavi back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Alanavi dominated that round.
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.
Alanavi has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
Alanavi misses with some punches.
Alanavi pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alanavi stalling the fight.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Alanavi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alanavi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Alanavi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peterson as Alanavi tries to tie him up.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Alanavi has Peterson pressed against the cage.
Peterson trying to stall but Alanavi improves his position.
Peterson stalling in the clinch but Alanavi improves position.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alanavis head.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Alanavi slows down the pace here.
Alanavi throws an elbow that misses.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alanavi or not.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alanavi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Alanavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Alanavi effectively controlling the action here.
Peterson presses Alanavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mehdi Alanavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Alanavi working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peterson as Alanavi tries to tie him up.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alanavi avoiding damage.
A short right from Alanavi.
We've been informed that Alanavi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Alanavi.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alanavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alanavi backwards.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Alanavi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi slowing the pace effectively.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Alanavi.
Alanavi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Alanavi tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alanavi has Peterson pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alanavi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alanavi is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alanavi.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alanavi backwards.
Alanavi is trying to maintain a safe position but Peterson gets an underhook and turns Alanavi into the cage.
Peterson slows down the pace here.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Alanavi.
Alanavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanavi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stalling in the clinch but Alanavi improves position.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Alanavi misses with some punches.
Alanavi tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Alanavi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alanavi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Alanavi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alanavi is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alanavi lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alanavi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alanavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alanavi blocks an uppercut.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alanavi.
Alanavi just leaning against Peterson, taking a breather.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alanavi blocks an uppercut.
Peterson tries to work over Alanavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Alanavi gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
Alanavi lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alanavi blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Alanavi gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Peterson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alanavi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alanavi trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alanavi into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
After winning the bout, Phoenix Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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