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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Moure Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Moure Sanchez has chosen Espana Cani as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Moure Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moure Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Peoples connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moure Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peoples connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moure Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Peoples to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Peoples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Moure Sanchez.
Moure Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Peoples connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Peoples.
Peoples scores with a hook to the body. Moure Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moure Sanchez throws a low kick but Peoples avoids it.
Peoples shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peoples was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peoples is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peoples lands a big elbow.
Peoples with good strikes from the mount here!
Peoples looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peoples working the ground and pound effectively.
Peoples has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moure Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peoples landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moure Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moure Sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Peoples.
Moure Sanchez is rocked!
Peoples looking to finish Moure Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moure Sanchez!
Moure Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Peoples finish him?
Moure Sanchez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peoples.
Moure Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Moure Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Moure Sanchez looks gassed!
The referee warns Moure Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peoples is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Moure Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moure Sanchez shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peoples with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peoples has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moure Sanchez's face.
Peoples is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moure Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Peoples's body position as best he can.
Peoples looking to control but Moure Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peoples landing strikes from the mount and Moure Sanchez is in trouble!
The referee warns Moure Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moure Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Moure Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peoples with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peoples cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peoples cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moure Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples controlling from mount.
Peoples is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moure Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moure Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Peoples gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peoples working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moure Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Peoples.
Peoples controlling the position easily from mount.
Peoples landing punches.
Peoples fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples landing strikes from the mount.
Moure Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peoples controlling his opponent.
Peoples looking for a guillotine from mount but Moure Sanchez is having none of it.
Peoples is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peoples avoids the attempt from Moure Sanchez to control.
Moure Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Peoples's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peoples lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Peoples.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Peoples dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peoples cracks a nice hook into Moure Sanchez's ribs.
Moure Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Peoples counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moure Sanchez!
Moure Sanchez wants to hold on but Peoples pushes him away.
Moure Sanchez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Peoples is staying active.
Peoples lands a big elbow.
Peoples landing strikes from the mount and Moure Sanchez is in trouble!
Peoples with shots to the head and body - Moure Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peoples is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moure Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Peoples lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moure Sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frank Peoples overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peoples breaks from Moure Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peoples working the ground and pound effectively.
Moure Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Moure Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Moure Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peoples is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moure Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peoples scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peoples controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peoples cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peoples controlling from the full mount.
Peoples breaks from Moure Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moure Sanchez is bucking up trying to escape but Peoples cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Peoples.
Peoples landing punches.
Peoples is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Moure Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moure Sanchez shrugs it off.
The referee warns Moure Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peoples blocks Moure Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Peoples cracks Moure Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moure Sanchez is bucking up trying to escape but Peoples cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peoples prevents Moure Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Peoples has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moure Sanchez's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peoples cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Peoples.
Peoples controlling the pace for now.
Peoples working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moure Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Peoples landing punches.
Moure Sanchez tries to hold on but Peoples pushes him away.
Peoples raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moure Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Peoples isn't that keen on the idea.
Moure Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Peoples gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peoples tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peoples raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Moure Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moure Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peoples looking to finish Moure Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moure Sanchez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moure Sanchez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moure Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Peoples working the ground and pound effectively.
Peoples unloading with bombs!
Peoples has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moure Sanchez's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peoples avoids the attempt from Moure Sanchez to control.
Peoples is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moure Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peoples looking to finish Moure Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moure Sanchez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Peoples dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peoples feints and as Moure Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Peoples changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peoples content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moure Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moure Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peoples defends well.
Peoples thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moure Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Peoples defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peoples postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peoples lands a couple of elbows.
Peoples content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moure Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Moure Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peoples tries to free his leg and advance position but Moure Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Peoples distracts Moure Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Moure Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moure Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moure Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Peoples slips an elbow through the middle.
Peoples lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peoples postures up.
Peoples passes Moure Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peoples seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moure Sanchez has hold of Peoples's hands but Peoples slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peoples scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peoples is thwarting Moure Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Peoples is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Peoples seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peoples seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moure Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moure Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples wants to free his trapped foot but Moure Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moure Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peoples wants to take a breather but Moure Sanchez is having none of it.
Peoples is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moure Sanchez is staying active underneath Peoples, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peoples looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peoples trying to control the action but Moure Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Moure Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Moure Sanchez has hold of Peoples's hands but Peoples slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manuel Moure Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peoples is trying to control. Moure Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moure Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Peoples tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moure Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peoples wants to take a breather but Moure Sanchez is having none of it.
Peoples perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peoples looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peoples lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Peoples showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peoples 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Peoples!
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