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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Olthwaite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olthwaite comes into the arena with I Am A Cider Drinker blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Stemm - Face the Pain. Joe Peterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Olthwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Peterson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Olthwaite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson lands a two punch combo.
Peterson tries to bum rush Olthwaite with a series of wild strikes but Olthwaite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olthwaite has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olthwaite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Olthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson tries to bum rush Olthwaite with a series of wild strikes but Olthwaite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olthwaite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Olthwaite's shoulder, as Olthwaite tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olthwaite.
Olthwaite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Olthwaite seems unphased.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Olthwaite didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olthwaite digs a good body shot into Peterson's ribs.
Peterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olthwaite in his tracks.
Peterson sizes up Olthwaite with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Olthwaite avoids nicely.
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olthwaite. Olthwaite obviously looking to wear him down.
Olthwaite lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olthwaite.
It looks like Joe Peterson has been cut.
Peterson looks gassed!
Olthwaite moves into the clinch.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Olthwaite is controlling the position.
Olthwaite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olthwaite was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Olthwaite has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olthwaite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab
and Peterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olthwaite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olthwaite connects with a jab.
Olthwaite has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Olthwaite tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olthwaite ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Olthwaite.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olthwaite connects with a single shot there.
Olthwaite scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Olthwaite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Olthwaite rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olthwaite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olthwaite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olthwaite throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Olthwaite scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Olthwaite feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite clinches with his opponent.
Olthwaite lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olthwaite.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olthwaite slips a jab from Peterson.
Olthwaite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olthwaite lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Olthwaite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olthwaite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peterson, pushing him back against the cage.
Olthwaite breaks from the clinch.
Olthwaite sizes up Peterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olthwaite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olthwaite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olthwaite jabs Peterson right on the nose. Peterson blinks but takes it well.
Olthwaite clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olthwaite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Olthwaite has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Olthwaite has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Olthwaite to work.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olthwaite lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olthwaite.
No joy there for Olthwaite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olthwaite fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olthwaite scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olthwaite lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olthwaite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olthwaite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Olthwaite.
Olthwaite scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Olthwaite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olthwaite circles away quickly and effectively.
Olthwaite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Olthwaite throws a combination that misses
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Eric Olthwaite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olthwaite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olthwaite gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peterson letting Olthwaite take a breather here.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Olthwaite duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peterson.
Olthwaite tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Olthwaite displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Olthwaite staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olthwaite!
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Olthwaite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Olthwaite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olthwaite cracks Peterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olthwaite fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Olthwaite counters with a thumping low kick.
Olthwaite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olthwaite swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Olthwaite throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Olthwaite finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Olthwaite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eric Olthwaite is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olthwaite has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Olthwaite breaks from the clinch.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Olthwaite misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olthwaite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peterson has time to react.
Olthwaite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olthwaite tries to clinch up
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olthwaite tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Olthwaite has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Olthwaite prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olthwaite moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olthwaite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olthwaite gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Olthwaite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Olthwaite rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olthwaite has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Olthwaite both land. Nice combination.
Olthwaite displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Olthwaite pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Olthwaite has the dominant position.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Olthwaite is controlling him.
Olthwaite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olthwaite lands with a nice body punch.
Olthwaite scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Olthwaite tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olthwaite lands a front kick.
Olthwaite rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Peterson being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Olthwaite breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Olthwaite throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olthwaite looks to land a combination but Peterson avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olthwaite.
Olthwaite is working the combinations to good effect here.
Olthwaite throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Peterson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olthwaite connects with a body shot.
Olthwaite instigates a clinch.
Olthwaite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Olthwaite.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olthwaite counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Olthwaite dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice shot lands for Olthwaite.
Olthwaite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olthwaite avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Olthwaite cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olthwaite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olthwaite on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olthwaite with a jab.
Olthwaite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab.
Olthwaite throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Olthwaite lands.
Olthwaite dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Olthwaite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olthwaite throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peterson counters with a nice body shot.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olthwaite moves into range and clinches up with Peterson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite scores with a nice head shot.
Olthwaite takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olthwaite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olthwaite throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olthwaite throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Olthwaite works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Olthwaite avoids them all with ease.
Peterson sizes up Olthwaite with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Olthwaite throws a head kick that misses.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Olthwaite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olthwaite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite moves out of range of the strikes.
Olthwaite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olthwaite connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Olthwaite moves away and avoids it.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Olthwaite avoids nicely.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Olthwaite throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Olthwaite catches Peterson right on the button with a cross.
Olthwaite has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Olthwaite has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Olthwaite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Olthwaite tries to clinch up.
Olthwaite cracks the inside of Peterson's front leg.
Olthwaite cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Olthwaite.
Olthwaite works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olthwaite throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Olthwaite tries to clinch up.
Joe Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olthwaite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olthwaite throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olthwaite misses with the combination.
Olthwaite throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Eric Olthwaite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olthwaite connects with a nice looking jab.
Olthwaite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Olthwaite. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olthwaite.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Olthwaite.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Olthwaite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson tries to circle away but Olthwaite has him pinned against the cage.
Peterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olthwaite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olthwaite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eric Olthwaite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olthwaite connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Olthwaite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olthwaite has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Olthwaite!
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