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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Peen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Baltar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peen comes to the cage accompanied by Fatman Scoop - Put Your Hands Up. Baltar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Even Flow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! DJ Peen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Peen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaius Baltar! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Baltar with that takedown attempt. Baltar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peen. Horrible takedown by Baltar or perhaps it was just good defense by Peen which made him look bad. Baltar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Baltar stands up and we're back to a striking position. Peen looks for a takedown but Baltar sprawls well. Baltar has closed the distance and engaged Peen in a clinch.
Baltar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baltar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Peen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Peen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Peen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Peen has hold of Baltar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baltar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baltar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Peen stops Baltar from getting back to his feet.
Baltar regains full guard. Nicely done. Peen stops Baltar from standing up. Baltar keeping moving, preventing Peen from controlling successfully. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Baltar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Baltar working for a triangle but Peen defends it easily.
Baltar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baltar working for a triangle but Peen defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Peen tries to free his leg and advance position but Baltar is retaining full guard. Baltar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Peen wants to pass the guard but Baltar is keeping the position. Peen trying to control the position from guard on top but Baltar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Baltar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peen's guard. Peen wants to sweep here but Baltar controlling him for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baltar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baltar drops back looking for a leg! Peen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peen manages to kick Baltar off! Baltar jumps back into Peen's guard. Peen looking for a guillotine here but Baltar defends easily.
Baltar looking to pass the guard. Baltar drops back looking for a leg! Peen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peen manages to kick Baltar off! Baltar jumps back into Peen's guard. Baltar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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. Baltar wanted to stand there but Peen had control of the position. Peen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Baltar stands and steps away. Peen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Baltar throws a sloppy head kick and Peen moves out of range easily. Peen scores with a takedown into Baltar's guard. Baltar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baltar trying to control but he's not successful this time. Baltar looking for a guillotine from mount but Peen is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Baltar dominated that round. 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.
Peen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Baltar regains full guard. Nicely done. Baltar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peen! Peen working to try and regain half guard.
Peen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baltar. Peen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Baltar 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.
Baltar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peen! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peen tries to hold on but Baltar postures up. Baltar looking to control but Peen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Baltar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baltar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baltar get's back to his feet. Baltar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Baltar is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Baltar tries to clinch but Peen moves out of range. Peen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Baltar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baltar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baltar lands a knee to the body.
Baltar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Peen trying to control the position from guard on top but Baltar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Baltar keeping full guard, as Peen tries to pass. Baltar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peen's guard. Baltar passes into half guard. Baltar passes to full mount! Baltar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Peen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peen is working hard here to advance position. Baltar working for a submission but Peen is keeping him at bay. Peen can't escape the position.
Baltar avoids the attempt from Peen to control. Baltar is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Gaius Baltar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Baltar tries to close the distance and clinch but Peen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Baltar doesn't succeed with the takedown and Peen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baltar's guard now. Peen wants to pass the guard but Baltar is keeping the position. Baltar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peen wants to control from the top but Baltar keeps moving. Baltar is looking for a triangle but Peen pushes his legs off easily.
Peen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peen slips nicely into half guard. Baltar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peen is working away from the top position though. Baltar is in trouble now - Peen has advanced to mount! 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! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Peen wants to control the pace but Baltar is squirming around nicely. Baltar gets back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Baltar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baltar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Peen is staying active underneath Baltar, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Baltar prevents Peen from improving his position. Baltar wants to work for an arm triangle but Peen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peen actively working from the bottom here. Baltar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Peen defend it? Baltar steps over the head and cranks it - Peen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Baltar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gaius Baltar!
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hype
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