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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between peter pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, peter pan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Ecko! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! pan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ecko circles away. pan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ecko's waist but Ecko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing pan off to one side. Ecko drops pan with a right and a left! Ecko comes rushing in but pan regains his composure and manages to keep Ecko in guard.
pan is rocked!
It looks like peter pan has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Ecko wants to control from the top but pan keeps moving. Ecko preventing the sweep. pan pulls Ecko in close to prevent any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ecko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. pan wants to stand and escape but Ecko is having none of it. Ecko looking to sit in guard and control but pan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ecko can do anything to dispel that myth. pan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ecko works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ecko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A combination from Ecko does no damage. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from pan. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter pan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ecko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for pan!
That's one minute gone in the round. Ecko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can pan hang on? pan is breathing heavily. pan tries to hold on but Ecko postures up. Ecko punching from mount but pan doing a good job of avoiding damage. Ecko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
pan taking shots to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ecko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Ecko raining down shots from the mount! Ecko lands a heavy elbow. Ecko punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ecko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ecko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
pan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ecko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ecko working pan over with strikes here. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ecko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ecko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ecko lands a big elbow. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. pan wants to hold on but Ecko pushes him away. Ecko with good strikes from the mount here! Ecko lands a big elbow. Ecko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ecko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
pan regains half guard. Ecko misses with a head shot. pan uses the momentum to regain guard. pan has momentary wrist control but Ecko slips an elbow through the middle. pan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ecko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. pan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ecko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. pan looking for a guillotine here but Ecko defends easily.
pan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. pan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ecko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ecko dominated that round. The cut man is working on peter pan's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
pan feints and as Ecko raises his hands in defense, pan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. pan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Ecko keeping moving, preventing pan from controlling successfully. Ecko tries to land a sweep but no joy. pan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. pan stands up from guard. Let's bang! pan fails in his attempt to clinch. Ecko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ecko showed some decent athleticism there. Ecko misses with a head shot. pan uses the momentum to regain guard. Ecko throws a strike but pan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ecko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ecko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pan is controlling him. pan is stalling in the full guard. pan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. pan wants to control from the top but Ecko keeps moving.
That's two 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. pan controls from within his opponent's guard. pan wants to control from the top but Ecko keeps moving. Ecko is looking to stand up but pan isn't so interested in that idea. Ecko pulls pan in close to prevent any damage. pan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. pan forces his way into half guard. Ecko is looking for a sweep. pan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. pan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ecko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ecko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. pan trying to control the action but Ecko is working from the bottom. pan is controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. peter pan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Ecko throws a sloppy head kick and pan moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. pan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ecko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but pan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
pan lands a takedown into guard.
Ecko trying to control the position.
Ecko looking for a sweep. Not yet Ecko, not yet. pan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Ecko controls pan momentarily but pan frees himself. pan is looking to work some ground and pound but Ecko has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
peter pan dominated that second round. The cut man is working on peter pan's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
pan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ecko swivels and escapes. Ecko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from pan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A punch combination from Ecko misses. Ecko lands with a right hand. Ecko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ecko swings for the body but pan moves out of range.
Ecko lands the left hand. pan with a lazy takedown attempt and Ecko counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ecko throws a left and a right that both miss
and pan counters by clinching up. pan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. pan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ecko keeps working. pan stops Ecko from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ecko is concentrating on defense, preventing pan from advancing position. Ecko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with pan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ecko is trying to stand up here but pan is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round. pan passes to full mount! pan looking to control but Ecko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ecko is looking to improve his position but pan isn't that keen on the idea. pan wants to finish this one by submission but Ecko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from pan. Ecko can't escape the position.
Steve Ecko has got the better of the ground game so far. pan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ecko working to try and regain half guard.
Ecko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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. Ecko is working to get back to half guard.
pan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ecko is looking to escape. Ecko is looking to improve his position but pan isn't that keen on the idea. pan controlling from mount. pan looking to control but Ecko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ecko is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ecko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Ecko is trying to escape the mount.
Ecko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. pan wants to control the pace but Ecko is squirming around nicely. pan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. pan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
pan prevents Ecko from getting the reversal. pan looking to control but Ecko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. pan lands a big shot there that rocks Ecko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Ecko is desperately trying to improve his position but pan has a good base and remains in mount. pan trying to control but Ecko is having none of it. Ecko wants to try and get back to his feet. pan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ecko is looking to escape. pan with a couple of short strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. pan wants to finish this one by submission but Ecko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from pan. Ecko wants to control but pan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! peter pan showed his dominance in that final round. I think pan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... peter pan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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