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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lane Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
6 - 7 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lane Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Pepper moves out of range easily.
Pepper 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.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Pepper circles away.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Pepper feints the counter takedown.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks clinches up with Pepper and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pepper looks winded!
Pepper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Pepper avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Brooks throws a head kick but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper misses with a body kick.
Lane Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Some bone on bone action there as Pepper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pepper moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Pepper circles away.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Pepper throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Pepper blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Pepper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pepper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pepper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lane Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks forces Pepper back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Pepper pushes him off.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Despite the aggression on Pepper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brooks tries a low kick but Pepper avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks feints and then cracks Pepper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pepper down.
Pepper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Pepper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pepper moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepper swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pepper blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Pepper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepper.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Pepper.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Pepper manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pepper is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Pepper's ribcage.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pepper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Pepper 's eye.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Pepper in his tracks for a moment.
Pepper pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pepper backwards.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pepper avoids it.
Pepper managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Pepper is rocked!
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pepper is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pepper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Are you kidding me?! Brooks ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Pepper clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lane Brooks!
Our winner, Lane Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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