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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Natzee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marillion - Garden Party. Peppers has chosen Day N Nite-Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Julius Peppers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Natzee. That snapped Peppers's head back.
Natzee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grammur Natzee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers tests Natzee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peppers.
Peppers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natzee. Natzee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peppers clobbers Natzee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natzee misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Natzee as he checks the leg kick.
Natzee thows a body shot but no joy.
Natzee throws out a loose jab but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Natzee.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Natzee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peppers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natzee scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natzee.
Peppers tries to work over Natzee's front leg with a kick but Natzee checks it.
Peppers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Julius Peppers has been cut.
Natzee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peppers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Natzee staying out of range there.
Peppers lands with a good body shot.
Natzee digs a good hook to Peppers's body.
Natzee misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natzee fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Natzee.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers with a jab.
Natzee looks to land a right hand but Peppers moved out of range.
Peppers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Natzee misses with a hook.
Natzee misses with an uppercut.
Natzee misses with a body shot.
Natzee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Natzee misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Natzee misses its intended target.
Natzee misses with a few strikes there.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Natzee.
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Natzee moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
Peppers lands with a nice body punch.
Natzee looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Peppers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Natzee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Natzee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peppers connects with a jab.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peppers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Natzee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Natzee. Those never looked like landing.
Natzee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Natzee.
Natzee throws a right and a left that Peppers avoids nicely.
Peppers scores with the left hand. Natzee knows he should have avoided that one.
Natzee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Natzee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Peppers dodges the punch combination from Natzee.
Natzee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Natzee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peppers finds it's way round the side to connect with Natzee's head.
Natzee misses the body punch
and Peppers counters with a big head kick but Natzee shrugs it off.
Natzee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Natzee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers jabs at Natzee's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers slips under a jab.
Natzee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Natzee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppers circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julius Peppers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Peppers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peppers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natzee thuds his right hand into Peppers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Natzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Natzee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Natzee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natzee. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers swings for the body but Natzee moves out of range.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natzee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Peppers's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Peppers is looking for a sweep. Natzee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Natzee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers wants to control but Natzee is keeping busy.
Natzee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Natzee throws a strike but Peppers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peppers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Natzee has passed into half guard!
Natzee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natzee thows a huge punch but Peppers dodges it nicely.
Peppers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Natzee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throws a strike but Peppers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Natzee wants to sweep here but Peppers controlling him for the moment.
Natzee keeping moving, preventing Peppers from controlling successfully.
Natzee wriggles free and stands up.
Natzee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peppers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Natzee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peppers thinking.
Peppers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Natzee throws a right and a left that Peppers avoids nicely.
Natzee misses with a series of wild punches.
Natzee misses with a double jab.
Natzee throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Natzee's sensitive parts.
Natzee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Natzee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natzee. That did some damage!
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natzee on the side of the head.
Natzee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Natzee jabs at Peppers's body.
Nice uppercut there from Peppers.
Julius Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Julius Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers clobbers Natzee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from Natzee.
Peppers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Natzee.
Peppers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grammur Natzee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Peppers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peppers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natzee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natzee.
Peppers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Natzee is just out of range.
Peppers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Natzee in his tracks.
Natzee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peppers tries to avoid it but Natzee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peppers to the ground. Peppers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peppers tries to bum rush Natzee with a series of wild strikes but Natzee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Natzee swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Natzee throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Natzee throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Peppers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peppers jabs Natzee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Natzee throws a combination that misses
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee misses with a straight right.
Peppers walks into a straight right hand from Natzee.
Natzee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peppers connects with a body shot that sends Natzee's belly button to the back.
Peppers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Natzee momentarily.
Peppers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Natzee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natzee misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natzee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Natzee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Natzee looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers thuds his right hand into Natzee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Natzee looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Natzee throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
Natzee fails to land with a series of punches.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Peppers avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Natzee takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Peppers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Natzee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppers circles away quickly and effectively.
Natzee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peppers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Natzee just misses with a punch to the body.
Natzee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from Natzee.
Natzee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body. Natzee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Grammur Natzee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natzee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Natzee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers slips under a jab.
Natzee takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natzee.
Natzee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Natzee throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Natzee misses with a hook
and Peppers counters with a body kick.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natzee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers lands a front kick.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natzee.
Natzee throws a sloppy body shot
and Peppers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natzee works Peppers's body with a nice hook.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peppers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Natzee's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peppers 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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