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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Peterson (ranked 3276 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Xavi Carpentieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewart Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavi Carpentieri!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson stands and throws Carpentieri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is working Carpentieri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carpentieri is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson throws an elbow but Carpentieri slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carpentieri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
An elbow from Peterson crashes against the mat.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position but Carpentieri is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
Peterson controlling the position from side mount.
Peterson cracks Carpentieri with a big right hand but Carpentieri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peterson trying to control the action but Carpentieri is working from the bottom.
Peterson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to take a breather but Carpentieri manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Carpentieri has wrist control.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carpentieri is retaining full guard.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson works over Carpentieri with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Carpentieri has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
Carpentieri keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson advances to half guard.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Carpentieri won't allow it.
Peterson controlling the pace.
Peterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peterson throwing shots but Carpentieri is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peterson works his way into side control.
Carpentieri looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carpentieri some visible discomfort.
Peterson trying to control the action but Carpentieri is working from the bottom.
Peterson cracks Carpentieri with a big right hand but Carpentieri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson cracks Carpentieri with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Peterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peterson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carpentieri's guard.
Peterson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson postures up in Carpentieri's guard and throws a big left but Carpentieri blocks it.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Carpentieri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carpentieri's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Peterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carpentieri is breathing heavily.
Peterson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carpentieri defending well though.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carpentieri keeps working.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Carpentieri's hands, connecting with Carpentieri's forehead.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carpentieri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peterson is taking a breather. Carpentieri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson throwing shots but Carpentieri is blocking nicely.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Carpentieri defending well.
Peterson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Carpentieri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carpentieri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Carpentieri's hands, connecting with Carpentieri's forehead.
Well, if Peterson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the action but Carpentieri is working from the bottom.
Peterson controlling the action here.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Carpentieri is defending well.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carpentieri defending well though.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peterson is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carpentieri pinned against the cage. Carpentieri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carpentieri working a defensive guard here.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Stewart Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpentieri being controlled here, momentarily.
Carpentieri keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpentieri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carpentieri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carpentieri being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carpentieri down.
Carpentieri on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Peterson working the ground and pound from side control.
Peterson in side control, throwing shots but Carpentieri defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Peterson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carpentieri will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
An elbow from Peterson crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Peterson stalls from top position.
Carpentieri defending against the ground and pound.
Peterson working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson happy to just control the position for now.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carpentieri can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Peterson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peterson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Peterson is putting a hurting on Carpentieri here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peterson cracks Carpentieri with a big right hand but Carpentieri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson controlling the position.
Peterson is putting a hurting on Carpentieri here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carpentieri is rocked!
A big shot lands for Peterson! That's hurt Carpentieri! Will he recover? Peterson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stewart Peterson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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