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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Woodrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodrow comes to the cage accompanied by The Lumberjack Song. Peppers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Woodrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers thumps Woodrow with a low kick.
Woodrow throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Woodrow checks a leg kick.
Woodrow has managed to clinch.
Woodrow lands a body punch.
Woodrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppers pushes Woodrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pepperss head.
Woodrow lands a body punch.
Peppers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peppers's elbow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woodrow. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woodrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers throws a low kick, looking for Woodrow's leg but Woodrow calmly moves out of range.
Woodrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodrow connects with a body shot.
Good work by Woodrow as he checks the leg kick.
Peppers shoots in for a double leg but Woodrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Woodrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodrow slips a straight right by Peppers.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
Peppers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Julius Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Woodrow.
Peppers throws and low kick but Woodrow moves out of range easily.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Woodrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woodrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodrow walks into a jab.
Woodrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Woodrow jabs at Peppers's body.
Woodrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Woodrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander Woodrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers ducks right into an uppercut from Woodrow.
Woodrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Woodrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Woodrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peppers.
Peppers misses with a double jab
and Woodrow counters with a two punch combo.
Woodrow just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow cracks a nice hook into Peppers's ribs.
Woodrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Peppers - just one landing.
Woodrow works Peppers's body with a nice hook.
Woodrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Peppers fails with a takedown attempt.
Peppers takes one to the chin there.
Woodrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppers circles away quickly and effectively.
Woodrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Peppers misses.
A shot to the body from Peppers misses
and Woodrow counters with a left and a right that stings Peppers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woodrow cracks Peppers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peppers throws a shot from downtown. Woodrow moves away and avoids it.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woodrow is breathing heavily.
Peppers throws a nice looking combination but Woodrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woodrow checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow scores with a jab.
Woodrow walks into a left hand.
Peppers cracks Woodrow with an open hand slap.
Woodrow misses with a straight left.
Woodrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woodrow gets caught flat footed, as Peppers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Woodrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peppers.
Peppers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Woodrow's head.
Peppers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woodrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peppers.
Woodrow wants to improve his position but instead Peppers has moved into half guard.
Peppers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peppers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peppers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woodrow defending well though.
Peppers passes to side control.
Woodrow tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woodrow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peppers is trying to ground and pound but Woodrow uses the momentary lack of control by Peppers to regain half guard.
Woodrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woodrow is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peppers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Peppers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woodrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woodrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woodrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Julius Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Woodrow saw that one coming.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woodrow.
Peppers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woodrow's head.
Woodrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Woodrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woodrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Woodrow as he checks the leg kick.
Woodrow lands a nice hook to Peppers's body. Peppers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woodrow connects with a body shot.
Woodrow looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
Peppers wants to slow Woodrow down by chopping away at his legs.
Woodrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Peppers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peppers 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 Woodrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woodrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Woodrow misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peppers. That's going to slow Woodrow down.
Peppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woodrow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Woodrow jumps back.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peppers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peppers lands a big shot there that rocks Woodrow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Woodrow is squirming around, avoiding Peppers's attempts to control the action.
Peppers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Woodrow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peppers lands a heavy elbow.
Peppers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woodrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peppers looking to finish with strikes here!
Woodrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Peppers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Woodrow is trying to escape the mount.
Peppers lands a big shot there that rocks Woodrow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodrow is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Woodrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Woodrow tries to reverse the position but Peppers maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Woodrow looks a forlorn figure.
Peppers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Woodrow's face.
Peppers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peppers avoids the attempt from Woodrow to control.
Peppers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woodrow is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peppers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Peppers lands a big elbow.
Oh Woodrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peppers with shots to the head and body - Woodrow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Woodrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Peppers working Woodrow over with strikes here.
Peppers landing strikes from the mount and Woodrow is in trouble!
Peppers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodrow tries to hold on but Peppers pushes him away.
Peppers is landing with some decent strikes but Woodrow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Julius Peppers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodrow is desperately trying to improve his position but Peppers has a good base and remains in mount.
Peppers trying to control but Woodrow is having none of it.
Peppers landing strikes from the mount.
Peppers lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers unloading with bombs!
Peppers working the ground and pound effectively.
Peppers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Woodrow?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Peppers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Woodrow scores with a nice head shot.
Woodrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woodrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woodrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woodrow blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodrow.
Woodrow dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Peppers tries to move into range but Woodrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Woodrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peppers doesn't seem phased though.
Peppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Woodrow.
Woodrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woodrow misses with a two punch combination.
Peppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodrow throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers catches Woodrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woodrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Peppers closes the distance and clinches up with Woodrow, looking for a takedown. Peppers pushes Woodrow against the cage but Woodrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peppers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peppers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
Woodrow moves into range and clinches up with Peppers.
Woodrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Woodrow.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woodrow is out of range.
Peppers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Woodrow.
Woodrow digs a good hook to Peppers's body.
Woodrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woodrow checks a low kick from Peppers.
Woodrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Peppers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woodrow wants to clinch up but Peppers keeps it at a distance.
Woodrow lands with a hook. Peppers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers walks into a stiff left hand from Woodrow.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Woodrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Woodrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woodrow avoids it.
Woodrow throws a head punch that misses.
Peppers throws an elbow that misses.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peppers drops his hands momentarily and Woodrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Woodrow finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Peppers swings for the body but Woodrow moves out of range.
Woodrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodrow.
Woodrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Woodrow.
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peppers tries a low kick but Woodrow avoids it.
Woodrow misses with a body shot.
Woodrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Peppers's head.
Woodrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers stalks Woodrow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Woodrow's face. Woodrow staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woodrow instigates a clinch.
Woodrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers lands a body punch.
Woodrow lands a shoulder strike.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woodrow has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Woodrow tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Woodrow back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peppers throws an elbow but misses.
Woodrow scores with a shot to the side of Peppers's head.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Woodrow.
Woodrow tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woodrow blocks an elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woodrow cracks Peppers with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Woodrow.
A left hand lands to the body for Woodrow.
Woodrow digs a right hand underneath Peppers's ribcage. Peppers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woodrow is working Peppers over against the cage.
Woodrow digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Woodrow.
Woodrow avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Woodrow digs a right hand underneath Peppers's ribcage. Peppers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Woodrow.
Alexander Woodrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Woodrow.
Woodrow lands a body punch.
Julius Peppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Woodrow lands a shot to the body.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woodrow lands a body shot.
Woodrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Woodrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peppers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woodrow.
A big right from Woodrow misses.
Woodrow scores with a shot to the body.
Woodrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Woodrow scores with a nice head shot.
Woodrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woodrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Woodrow. No joy for Peppers on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Woodrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peppers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Peppers!
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