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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roger Howlingate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlingate.
Howlingate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peri wants to clinch.
Peri moves away from the strike by Howlingate.
Peri darts in trying to clinch
and Howlingate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howlingate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howlingate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peri.
Howlingate misses the shot to the body.
Peri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Howlingate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howlingate misses with a lunging right hand
and Peri counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roger Howlingate has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlingate misses with an uppercut. Peri saw that one coming.
Peri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howlingate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howlingate connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howlingate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peri.
Roger Howlingate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peri closes the distance but Howlingate moves to the side
and Howlingate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peri wants to clinch but Howlingate slips to the side
and Howlingate counters by clinching up.
Peri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peri tries to land a knee to the head but Howlingate blocks with his arms.
Peri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howlingate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peri checks the leg kick.
Peri shoots in for a takedown but Howlingate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Peri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlingate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peri checks it well.
Peri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlingate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Howlingate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howlingate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peri was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlingate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howlingate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peri somewhat.
Howlingate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlingate scores with a jab. Peri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howlingate misses with a hook. Peri ducked under it nicely.
Howlingate throws a leg kick that misses.
Howlingate closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peri struggling a bit here.
Peri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Howlingate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Howlingate.
Peri struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate wants to stand but Peri has his arm trapped.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howlingate looks winded!
Peri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Peri tries to roll over but Howlingate keeps him under control.
Peri is working hard here to advance position.
Peri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Howlingate is working away from the top position though.
My spies in [STEEL] Lion Elite-Rio inform me that Howlingate has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Howlingate wants to stand up but Peri is controlling the position.
Peri trying to hold on to Howlingate's head to control him but Howlingate postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Peri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Peri or perhaps it was just good defense by Howlingate which made him look bad.
Howlingate darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peri trying to control but Howlingate postures up.
Peri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Howlingate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlingate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peri is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Howlingate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Howlingate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Howlingate works Peri's body with a nice hook.
Howlingate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Howlingate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howlingate.
Peri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peri misses with a knee to the head.
Peri looking to throw knees to the head but Howlingate is blocking nicely.
Peri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlingate manages to break the clinch.
Peri tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Howlingate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peri closes the distance but Howlingate moves to the side
and Howlingate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peri is looking to clinch but Howlingate is avoiding it.
Roger Howlingate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlingate scores with a hook.
Howlingate misses with a hook to the body
and Peri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howlingate misses with a hook.
Peri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howlingate to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Peri trying to keep a closed guard but Howlingate is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Howlingate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peri is proving hard to escape from.
Howlingate is breathing heavily.
Peri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Peri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Howlingate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peri.
Peri shoots in for a takedown but Howlingate shows good takedown defense.
Peri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howlingate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Howlingate swinging wildly here.
Peri tries to clinch up.
Peri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howlingate as he avoids it easily.
Peri needs to keep his hands up - Howlingate had a free shot at his head there.
Howlingate throws a body punch but Peri moves out of range.
Peri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Peri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlingate scores with a nice right hand.
Howlingate cracks Peri with an open hand slap.
A big right from Howlingate misses.
Howlingate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howlingate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peri to the mat! Peri manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlingate is looking to stand up but Peri won't let him.
Howlingate is looking to work some ground and pound but Peri has wrist control.
Howlingate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Howlingate postures up.
Roger Howlingate has got the better of the ground game so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Peri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Peri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howlingate circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howlingate stuffs the takedown attempt from Peri. Peri gets slowly back to his feet.
Howlingate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peri defending well as Howlingate loads up on a big left hand.
Howlingate fails to land with a series of punches.
Peri is looking to clinch but Howlingate is avoiding it.
Peri tries to clinch but Howlingate is having none of it.
Howlingate misses the shot to the body.
Peri moves in looking to clinch but Howlingate pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howlingate throws a lazy uppercut
and Peri counters with a one-two to the body.
Howlingate stuffs the takedown attempt from Peri. Peri gets slowly back to his feet.
Peri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Howlingate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Howlingate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Howlingate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peri tries to clinch but Howlingate is having none of it.
Howlingate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Howlingate scores with a nice right hand.
Peri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howlingate circles away.
Howlingate lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Howlingate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlingate lands a really nice looking cross but Peri seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peri.
An inside leg kick from Howlingate misses.
Howlingate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peri's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlingate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peri doesn't seem bothered though.
Peri moves to clinch but Howlingate breaks away
and Howlingate counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Peri! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Howlingate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Howlingate!
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energy
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hype
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