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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peezy comes to the cage accompanied by Majin Buu Theme Song. Joe Peezy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Gabriel! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gabriel throws a right hand that Peezy ducks under and follows up with a left that Peezy also avoids with ease. No joy there for Gabriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peezy thumps Gabriel with a low kick. Peezy rushes Gabriel and presses him up against the cage. Gabriel wants to get back to striking at distance but Peezy won't allow it.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but Gabriel blocks it.
Peezy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gabriel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Gabriel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peezy has him pressed against the cage. Gabriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Peezy is trying to drag Gabriel to the mat but Gabriel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Peezy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabriel blocks it with crossed arms. Gabriel working hard to break the clinch. Peezy tries to pull guard but Gabriel won't allow it.
Peezy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gabriel throws a right and a left that Peezy avoids nicely. Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gabriel looks gassed! Gabriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Peezy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Peezy clinches. Peezy landing knees to the body.
Peezy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lionel Gabriel has been cut. Peezy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lionel Gabriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peezy has managed to clinch.
Peezy lands an elbow inside. Peezy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Peezy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Knees in the clinch landing for Peezy.
Peezy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peezy pulls Gabriel into guard.
Peezy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gabriel's guard. Peezy is pushing down on Gabriel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gabriel is fighting to maintain full guard but Peezy has managed to sneak the leg through. Peezy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
Peezy controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peezy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peezy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Peezy cracks Gabriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Some wild striking there from Peezy.
Peezy misses with a head kick.
Peezy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gabriel will feel that in the morning. Peezy forces Gabriel back against the cage and clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Peezy lands an elbow inside. Peezy scores with a knee to the head.
Peezy misses with a knee strike.
Peezy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peezy misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gabriel misses with a few strikes there.
Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peezy moves into the clinch. Peezy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gabriel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peezy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabriel's efforts to push away. Peezy tries to pull guard but Gabriel won't allow it.
Peezy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Peezy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gabriel takes a knee to the side of the body. Peezy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gabriel can't break the clinch.
Gabriel takes an elbow to the temple.
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. Peezy lands an elbow inside. Peezy connects with a knee to the head.
Peezy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Gabriel misses with a double jab
and Peezy counters with a low kick, right behind Gabriel 's knee. Gabriel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Peezy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gabriel tries to avoid it but Peezy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gabriel to the ground. Gabriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Peezy dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.
Peezy just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peezy circles away quickly and effectively. Peezy moves into the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Peezy lands an elbow inside. Peezy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gabriel pulls him back up using the underhooks. Gabriel takes an elbow to the forehead. Gabriel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gabriel wants to break free but Peezy has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Peezy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lionel Gabriel's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Peezy misses. Peezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Peezy misses. Gabriel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gabriel blocks a jab. Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Peezy looks to land a body kick but Gabriel moved away. Peezy throws a wild body kick that Gabriel sees coming a mile off. Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Peezy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Peezy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Peezy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peezy. Peezy obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Peezy cracks a nice hook into Gabriel's ribs. Peezy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Peezy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gabriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peezy throws a head kick that misses. The fight moves into the clinch position. Peezy manages to break the clinch.
Peezy scores with a leg kick.
Peezy connects with a solid leg kick. Peezy darts in and clinches Gabriel up against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Peezy.
Peezy lands a nice knee to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peezy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Peezy successfully pulls guard.
Peezy has a closed guard, preventing Gabriel from standing up. Peezy pushes Gabriel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peezy staying out of range there. Peezy instigates a clinch. Peezy scores a nice knee to the body.
Peezy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gabriel up against the cage. Peezy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gabriel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Peezy keeps control of Gabriel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Peezy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Peezy is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks. Gabriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gabriel avoids the body shot from Peezy.
Peezy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gabriel is just out of range. Gabriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peezy is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peezy misses with a series of wild punches.
Peezy scores with a kick to the midsection. Gabriel misses the jab. Gabriel slips a jab and a cross from Peezy.
Gabriel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gabriel duly obliges. Peezy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peezy circles away quickly and effectively. Lionel Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Peezy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Peezy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peezy throws a hook but Gabriel avoids it easily. Gabriel looks to land a combination but Peezy avoids it well. A punch combination from Gabriel misses. Peezy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gabriel but Gabriel pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Gabriel misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Peezy misses with a double jab.
Gabriel cracks Peezy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gabriel throws a series of punches but Peezy moves out of range. Peezy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel throws a hook but Peezy blocks it. Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Peezy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peezy throws a series of punches but Gabriel moves out of range. Peezy is looking to land body kicks. Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Gabriel scores with a three punch combo!
Peezy throws a right and a left that Gabriel avoids nicely. Peezy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Gabriel tests Peezy's chin there with a solid looking shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Peezy dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lionel Gabriel's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Gabriel scores with a four punch combination! Peezy misses with a double jab.
Peezy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gabriel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Peezy clinches with his opponent.
Peezy lands an elbow inside. Peezy lands a knee to the body.
Peezy misses with a knee strike.
Peezy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Peezy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gabriel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. A kick lands to the mid section there for Peezy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Peezy throws a jab when Gabriel was well out of range. Joe Peezy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Peezy slips under a jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss. Gabriel misses with the combination.
Gabriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peezy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gabriel avoids the head kick by Peezy.
Peezy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peezy takes one on the button. Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Peezy misses with a wild body shot. Gabriel throws a series of strikes that have Peezy backpedaling.
Gabriel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peezy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peezy. Peezy connects with a knee to the head.
Peezy successfully pulls guard.
Gabriel stands up from Peezy's guard - Gabriel perhaps looking for a knockout. Peezy swinging wildly here.
Gabriel throws a combination that misses and Peezy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gabriel really felt that one! Gabriel checks a leg kick nicely. Lionel Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gabriel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Peezy has Gabriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Peezy is pushing Gabriel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A quick uppercut on the inside from Peezy. Peezy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel blocks the body kick.
Gabriel stalks Peezy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peezy's face. Peezy staggers backwards, shaken. Peezy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gabriel is just out of range. Peezy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gabriel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gabriel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Peezy throws a right and a left that both miss. A head kick misses from Peezy. Gabriel misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Gabriel both land. Nice combination. A combination from Gabriel does no damage. A big right from Gabriel misses. Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peezy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Peezy tries to clinch but Gabriel is having none of it. Peezy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peezy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily. Gabriel dodges the punch combination from Peezy.
Gabriel looks to land a combination but Peezy avoids it well. Gabriel throws a combination that misses and Peezy counters with a good, hard body kick but Gabriel shrugs it off. Gabriel throws a lazy right hand but Peezy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Peezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gabriel.
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. Gabriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peezy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gabriel thinking. Peezy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gabriel. Peezy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Peezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gabriel. Gabriel scores with a one two! Peezy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Joe Peezy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gabriel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peezy moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A punch combination from Gabriel misses. Peezy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Peezy clinches with his opponent.
Peezy blocking some punches.
Peezy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Peezy breaks the clinch.
Gabriel throws a hook but Peezy blocks it. Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gabriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peezy moves into the clinch. Peezy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gabriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peezy is looking to wear down Gabriel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Peezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Peezy showed his dominance in that final round. Well Peezy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Peezy!
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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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