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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between zach thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe peery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for zach thomas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, zach thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe peery!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for thomas with that takedown attempt.
thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but peery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
peery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
peery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no peery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
peery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
peery tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
peery tries for a kimura but thomas is defending well.
peery prevents thomas from escaping the position.
peery tries to advance to mount but thomas denies him.
thomas is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but peery manages to avoid it.
thomas tries to clinch up but peery circles away and keeps his distance.
thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but peery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
peery keeps the fight on the outside.
thomas tries to clinch there but peery circles away.
thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
thomas tries to clinch up.
thomas tries to clinch there but peery circles away.
thomas tries to clinch there but peery circles away.
thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but peery circles away.
thomas wants to land a leg kick but peery is out of range.
peery closes the distance and clinches.
thomas wants to stall.
peery looking to throw knees to the head but thomas is blocking nicely.
peery drops down looking for an ankle pick but thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
thomas wants to clinch
and peery counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by peery.
peery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
thomas is wriggling around but peery manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
peery stalling.
peery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
peery stands up and beckons thomas to join him on the feet.
thomas darts in and clinches peery up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
thomas lands a knee to the body.
peery looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by thomas.
thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but peery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but peery avoids the damage to the body.
thomas lands an elbow that stopped peery in his tracks for a moment.
thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but peery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
peery lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
peery stops thomas from getting back to his feet.
thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
thomas wants to get back to his feet but peery is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe peery dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
thomas looks to clinch
and peery counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst peery is controlling him.
peery thows a big elbow that misses.
peery trying to control the position from guard on top but thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
peery stands and steps away. thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horrible takedown by peery or perhaps it was just good defense by thomas which made him look bad.
zach thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
thomas looks to clinch
and peery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
peery throws an elbow that misses.
peery is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
peery wants a takedown but no success here.
thomas landing knees to the head.
thomas with a knee to the head.
peery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. thomas smiles and moves away.
zach thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe peery.
thomas clinches but peery breaks the clinch
and peery counters with a takedown into side control.
thomas manages to get back to half guard.
thomas wants to control but peery is keeping busy.
peery is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so thomas is just riding it out for now. peery eventually gives up the hold.
peery thows a huge punch but thomas dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
thomas gets full guard.
thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. peery manages to get himself to full guard.
peery is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
thomas wants to stand but peery has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
thomas trying to control but peery is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but peery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
peery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
peery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
peery fails with a takedown attempt.
thomas is looking to clinch but peery is avoiding it.
thomas tries to clinch up
and peery counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by peery.
thomas is pulling down on peery's head. It's preventing any offense from peery, at least for the moment.
peery stops thomas from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
thomas kicks peery off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe peery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but peery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
so peery counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. peery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. peery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
peery trying to control but thomas is working from the bottom.
peery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
peery won't allow thomas to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thomas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
peery stands and steps away. thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
peery tries to pull guard but thomas won't allow it.
peery is pressed up against the cage. thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag peery down to the mat. peery avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming peery to the mat! peery manages to get full guard.
thomas stopping the sweep attempt from peery.
peery looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but thomas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
thomas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for peery!
thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
peery working to try and regain half guard.
thomas looking to control but peery is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
peery can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
thomas trying to control but peery is having none of it.
thomas controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. zach thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
peery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
thomas rushes peery and presses him up against the cage.
thomas lands an elbow inside.
thomas crunches a lovely knee into peery's ribcage.
thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
thomas lands an elbow inside.
thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
thomas stalling the fight.
zach thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
peery takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
zach thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think peery 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe peery!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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