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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clive Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craven comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax Island . Mikey Pepper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Pepper!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Craven finds it's way round the side to connect with Pepper's head.
Pepper walks into a straight right hand from Craven.
Craven lands a nice hook to Pepper's body. Pepper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pepper dives in and grabs Craven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craven pushes down on Pepper's head and hops out.
Craven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Craven.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pepper on the side of the head.
Craven misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Craven. That snapped Pepper's head back.
Craven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pepper's head backwards.
Mikey Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pepper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Craven circles away.
Pepper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clive Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Pepper.
Pepper shoots in and drives through. Craven sprawls well.
Craven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clive Craven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pepper looks gassed!
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pepper drops his hands momentarily and Craven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Craven lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pepper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craven lands with a nice body punch.
Pepper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pepper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pepper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pepper is trying desperately to land a takedown but Craven is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pepper.
Craven punishes Pepper's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Craven.
Craven is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Craven connects with a crisp jab.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Craven catches Pepper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Craven scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pepper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pepper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Craven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pepper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Craven finds it's way through Pepper's defenses.
Craven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepper was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Pepper tries for a takedown but Craven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Craven connects with a jab.
Craven cracks Pepper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Craven lunges at Pepper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pepper's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven connects with a nice looking jab.
Craven lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Craven.
Craven misses with an uppercut. Pepper saw that one coming.
Pepper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Craven.
Pepper is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Craven stuffs the takedown.
Craven connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pepper fails with the takedown.
Craven connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Craven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Craven.
Pepper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but Craven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craven thuds a left hand into Pepper's body.
Craven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pepper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pepper takes one to the chin there.
Craven keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper takes one to the side of the head.
Craven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Craven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pepper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Craven scores with a jab to the body.
Craven scores with a punch to the head.
Craven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Craven scores with a nice strike.
Craven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pepper momentarily.
Craven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pepper takes one to the side of the head.
Mikey Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Craven.
Craven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pepper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Craven throws a hook to the side of Pepper's head but Pepper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Craven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pepper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Craven lands a nice shot to the body.
Pepper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clive Craven is winning the standup battle so far.
Craven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Craven lands with a straight right. Pepper didn't see that one coming.
Craven cracks Pepper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Craven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Craven - just one landing.
Craven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Craven misses with a looping left.
Pepper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clive Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Pepper.
Craven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Craven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pepper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pepper fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Craven throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Craven. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepper tries to move into range but Craven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but Craven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craven thuds a left hand into Pepper's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Craven misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Craven dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Craven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Craven throws a hook but Pepper avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Craven.
Craven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pepper.
Craven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Craven lands an overhand right.
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Craven.
Pepper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Craven did well to prevent Pepper getting side control.
Pepper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craven defending well though.
Pepper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pepper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper is working for a submission of some sort.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepper can do to turn this around?
Craven manages to get to full guard.
Craven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Craven tries to get out of the position.
Craven trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Craven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Craven manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pepper has Craven in his guard.
Clive Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craven got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pepper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Craven has managed to get both his arms back between Pepper's legs - danger averted.
Craven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Mikey Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepper looking to control.
Pepper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craven manages to get himself to full guard.
Pepper stands up and waves to Craven to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pepper is looking to clinch.
Pepper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Craven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Craven digs a good body shot into Pepper's ribs.
Pepper misses with an uppercut.
Pepper doesn't manage to clinch there - Craven circles away.
Pepper has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clive Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clive Craven!
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