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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 157 p4p, 404 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 26 p4p, 61 weight class). Smith's entrance music is IS THIS LOVE. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Peterson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Peterson down.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Peterson counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson 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.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peterson has passed into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peterson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Peterson postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Peterson's back. He's all about the action.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Peterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Peterson is now in Smith's guard.
Peterson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Peterson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Peterson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to control here.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Kenny Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenny Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith slips under a jab.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Smith.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith managing to control the position.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Smith lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is pulling down on Peterson's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A relieved looking Dylan Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kenny Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.
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