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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peppin Larter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larter comes to the cage accompanied by Analiese. Al Mamood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mamute Pequenino. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peppin Larter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood feints and as Larter raises his hands in defense, Al Mamood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Mamood stops Larter from standing up.
Larter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Al Mamood off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Larter avoids the body shot from Al Mamood.
Some wild striking there from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a straight right.
Al Mamood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Al Mamood - just one landing.
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Larter moves out of range.
Larter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larter slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Mamood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larter tries to sprawl but Al Mamood drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Al Mamood prevents Larter from standing back up.
Larter is breathing heavily.
Al Mamood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Larter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood tries to control but Larter wriggling away.
Larter is trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Mamood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Larter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larter bucks Al Mamood off and manages to get back to his feet!
Al Mamood shoots for a takedown but Larter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Mamood.
Larter lands a nice looking body shot.
Larter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppin Larter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Larter. No joy for Al Mamood on that attempt.
Peppin Larter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iqbal Al Mamood.
Al Mamood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larter has time to react.
Al Mamood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Mamood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut. Larter saw that one coming.
Iqbal Al Mamood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larter.
Al Mamood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peppin Larter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Al Mamood shoots in and gets a takedown into Larter's guard.
Larter wants to stand up but Al Mamood is controlling him.
Al Mamood looking to pass the guard.
Larter is wriggling around but Al Mamood manages to pass to half guard.
Larter pushes Al Mamood off looking to stand but Al Mamood dives back in and keeps control.
Larter tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Al Mamood manages to move to mount!
Larter really wants to buck Al Mamood off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling from the full mount.
Larter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Al Mamood controlling the pace for now.
Larter is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling the position easily from mount.
Larter wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood tries to control but Larter wriggling away.
Larter really wants to buck Al Mamood off and get back to his feet.
Al Mamood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling from the full mount.
Larter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Al Mamood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Larter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Mamood controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iqbal Al Mamood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Larter. Al Mamood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Mamood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Mamood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larter but Larter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larter blocks a jab.
Al Mamood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larter counters with a stiff right hand.
Peppin Larter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iqbal Al Mamood.
Larter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Mamood was well out of range. Poor timing from Larter.
Larter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Mamood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown but Larter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Mamood staying out of range there.
Larter misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Mamood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Mamood cracks Larter with an open hand slap.
Larter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larter throws a series of punches but Al Mamood moves out of range.
Al Mamood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Mamood is defended easily by Larter.
Larter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Mamood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood scores with a nice strike.
Al Mamood throws a right hand that Larter ducks under and follows up with a left that Larter also avoids with ease.
Larter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al Mamood under the eye.
Al Mamood's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Mamood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larter is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot.
Larter stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Larter.
Larter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larter is looking to wear down Al Mamood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Mamood ducks under a wild hook from Larter.
Peppin Larter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Mamood manages to avoid it.
Larter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Mamood was well out of range. Poor timing from Larter.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot
and Larter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larter slips under a jab.
Al Mamood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larter throws a right and a left that Al Mamood avoids nicely.
Larter lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Mamood off the cage and back into range.
Al Mamood throws a lazy right hand but Larter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Mamood. Larter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Mamood throws out the jab.
Larter misses with a left hand
and Al Mamood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Mamood takes a swing at Larter's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larter avoids it really well and circles away.
Good shot there by Larter.
Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larter as he jumps to the side.
Al Mamood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larter misses with a straight left.
Al Mamood drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Mamood prevents Larter from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iqbal Al Mamood.
I think Al Mamood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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