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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers comes to the cage accompanied by Day N Nite-Kid Cudi. Diculous has chosen How you like me now - The Heavy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Diculous!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers shoots for a double leg takedown but Diculous sprawls well. He's pushed Peppers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peppers throws a looping overhand right but Diculous ducks down to avoid it.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a hook to the body
and Diculous counters with a stiff right hand.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peppers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diculous has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diculous and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diculous tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Diculous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diculous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diculous drives through and clinches with Peppers against the cage.
Diculous using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peppers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diculous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diculous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peppers is trying to maintain a safe position but Diculous gets an underhook and turns Peppers into the cage.
Peppers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diculous has him pressed against the cage.
Diculous tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peppers.
Diculous misses with a punch on the inside.
Diculous looking to throw knees to the head but Peppers is blocking nicely.
Diculous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diculous tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Diculous back against the cage.
Diculous tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
Diculous closes the distance and clinches.
Diculous throws a head punch that misses.
Diculous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diculous is trying to push Peppers away but Peppers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diculous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Diculous tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Diculous back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers is looking to break free of the clinch but Diculous has double underhooks.
Diculous misses with a knee strike.
Diculous throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Diculous misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Diculous.
Still in the clinch, Diculous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diculous tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diculous struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Peppers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diculous smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Peppers finds it's way through Diculous's defenses.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diculous sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peppers somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Peppers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers slips a jab and a cross from Diculous.
Peppers slips a jab from Diculous.
Julius Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peppers throws a leg kick that misses.
Diculous misses with a hook.
Peppers tries for a takedown but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers throws a hook to the side of Diculous's head but Diculous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Diculous - just one landing.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diculous manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peppers - that will leave a mark!
Rick Diculous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diculous thows a body shot but no joy.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diculous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diculous looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Peppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diculous.
Diculous takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peppers throws a head kick but Diculous moves out of range.
Diculous scores with a jab to the head.
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 goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diculous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diculous blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Diculous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peppers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Diculous moved away.
Diculous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peppers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diculous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Diculous will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Diculous scores with a decent looking hook.
Diculous 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.
Diculous misses with a hook.
Diculous blocks a low kick nicely.
Diculous lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppers.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
A left lands for Peppers.
Diculous fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Diculous finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
Diculous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peppers is looking to wear down Diculous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diculous.
Diculous stuffs the takedown attempt from Peppers. Peppers gets slowly back to his feet.
Diculous avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
Diculous clinches with his opponent.
Diculous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers just leaning against Diculous, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diculous as Peppers tries to tie him up.
Diculous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diculous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers throws an elbow but it misses.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Diculous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diculous lands with an overhand left.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Diculous's knee but Diculous avoids it well.
Julius Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diculous checks it well.
Diculous chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peppers can pounce on him.
Diculous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Diculous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diculous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diculous moves away.
Diculous dips to his left and cracks Peppers with an uppercut!
Peppers takes one to the chin there.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Diculous moved away.
Diculous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diculous. That did some damage!
Peppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diculous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diculous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diculous throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
Diculous throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diculous lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peppers backs up against the cage.
Peppers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Diculous as he checks the leg kick.
Diculous tries to clinch up but Peppers circles away and keeps his distance.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Diculous moved out of range nicely.
Diculous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diculous misses with a punch to the body.
Diculous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diculous struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Diculous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Diculous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diculous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diculous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diculous lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diculous lands a shoulder strike.
Peppers has hold of one of Diculous's legs. Diculous is fighting the takedown attempt but Peppers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peppers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diculous is trying to control the position but Peppers postures up.
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 Julius Peppers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Diculous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diculous throws a hook but Peppers avoids it easily.
Diculous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peppers throws a solid leg kick but Diculous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peppers.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Peppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Diculous.
Peppers is looking to slow Diculous down with leg kicks.
Diculous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Peppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diculous.
Diculous's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
Peppers stalks Diculous and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diculous's face. Diculous staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Diculous jumps back.
Diculous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diculous checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Diculous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous slips under a jab.
Diculous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Diculous misses with a body shot.
Diculous throws a right hand that misses
enabling Peppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Peppers scores with a jab.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Diculous jumps back.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diculous.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diculous looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers misses with a left hand
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diculous misses with a two punch combination.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diculous.
Peppers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Diculous misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diculous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diculous doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Diculous misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Diculous connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peppers. Peppers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lunges at Diculous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diculous's hand.
Diculous connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Diculous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers slips a jab from Diculous.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diculous was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
Peppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diculous.
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Diculous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diculous misses with a body shot.
Diculous throws an off balance right hand
and Peppers counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diculous blocks the leg kick.
Diculous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Peppers.
Diculous takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Peppers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers throws a hook but Diculous avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Diculous checks it.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Diculous sees coming a mile off.
Diculous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peppers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. Diculous looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diculous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers slips under a jab.
Peppers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peppers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julius Peppers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julius Peppers waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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