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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pete peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos comes to the cage accompanied by Young mooney ft.loyd-bed rock. pete peterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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200 cm
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christiano Bastos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, pete peterson! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bastos defends it nicely. Bastos tries to clinch up but peterson circles away and keeps his distance. peterson rushes Bastos and presses him up against the cage. peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
peterson has a takedown stuffed. peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
peterson takes the fight into the clinch. peterson has picked Bastos up - he's going for a ride! peterson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Bastos is looking to escape. Bastos is trying to maintain the position but peterson is very close to passing his half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. peterson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bastos to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastos is keeping the position for now. peterson wants to get up but he can't break Bastos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. peterson looking to pass the guard. Bastos looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Bastos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. peterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. peterson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bastos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. peterson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Bastos is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bastos is trying to escape the position but peterson is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pete peterson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bastos defends it nicely. Bastos takes a kick to the side of the head. peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. peterson keeps the fight on the outside. Bastos leaves peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Christiano Bastos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pete peterson. Bastos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from peterson. peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. peterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bastos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from peterson. That one must have hurt. peterson circles away from the clinch attempt and peterson counters with a series of strikes. Bastos will be more careful next time no doubt. peterson shoots in for a takedown but Bastos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. peterson throws a head kick but Bastos moves out of range.
peterson is breathing heavily. peterson fails with a takedown attempt. peterson looks for a takedown but Bastos sprawls well. peterson darts in trying to clinch and Bastos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bastos wants to pass to mount but peterson is defending the position. peterson is holding on to half guard well. Bastos controlling the action here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. peterson looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. peterson is looking to escape. peterson trying to control but Bastos postures up.
peterson is looking to escape. Bastos blocks the strikes from peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. peterson connects with a solid leg kick. peterson has his takedown stuffed and Bastos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Bastos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bastos wants to clinch. peterson shoots in but no luck this time. Bastos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pete peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bastos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. peterson misses with a takedown and Bastos counters with a head kick. peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bastos napping and manages to drive through into side control! peterson has control of an arm but Bastos manages to advance to peterson's back! Bastos is hanging on to peterson's back as he tries to escape.
peterson staying busy and making it hard for Bastos to control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bastos avoiding peterson 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. peterson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
peterson kicks off Bastos and gets to his feet. peterson drives through with a takedown into guard. peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. peterson drops back looking for a leg! Bastos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bastos manages to kick peterson off! peterson jumps back into Bastos's guard. peterson wants to control from the top but Bastos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. peterson gets to his feet - Bastos follows without any prompting. peterson with a poor takedown so Bastos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. peterson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, pete peterson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bastos to the mat! Bastos manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! pete peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pete peterson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
38% |
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