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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eko comes to the cage accompanied by Kraddy- Porn Original. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Eko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Pedro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
We've been told by Eko's head coaches at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pedro pushes Eko away with a front kick.
Pedro thumps Eko with a low kick.
Pedro scores with a nice body kick.
Eko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mr Eko has been cut.
Eko with a hook.
Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eko throws out the jab.
Eko looks to throw the jab but Pedro is out of range.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko moves out of range of the body kick.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Eko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eko throws an off balance right hand
and Pedro counters by clinching up.
Eko can't break the clinch.
Eko blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Eko wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedro won't allow it.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Eko is trying to break free.
Eko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pedro is defending well.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
Eko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro throws a hook but Eko blocks it.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pedro - that will leave a mark!
Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eko misses with a leg kick.
Eko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro closes the distance and pushes Eko back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Eko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro tries to work over Eko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pedro.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eko can't break the clinch.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
Eko tries to break the clinch but Pedro is controlling the position.
Eko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pedro.
Eko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Eko.
Eko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro working aggressively here.
Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Eko tries for a takedown but Pedro manages to get underhooks.
Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Eko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
Eko breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pedro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Eko's cut.
That's time! Eko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Eko misses its intended target.
Pedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eko throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedro.
Pedro is looking to slow Eko down with leg kicks.
Pedro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pedro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pedro moves away from the strike by Eko.
Pedro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eko digs a good hook to Pedro's body.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro checks a leg kick nicely.
Eko looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko gets tackled into the cage by Pedro. Pedro maintains the clinch.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Eko avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Eko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pedro.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.
Eko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Pedro cracks the inside of Eko's front leg.
Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedro. Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Eko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Eko's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Eko.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a front kick that sends Eko stumbling back into the cage.
Eko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pedro.
Eko sets himself, and Pedro steps forward looking for the clinch! Eko avoids it this time.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro lands a leg kick that knocks Eko off balance momentarily.
Pedro misses with a shot to the body
and Eko counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Eko's front leg but catches the back leg as Eko tries to avoid it.
Pedro feints and then cracks Eko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eko down.
Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedro slips a jab from Eko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eko. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Eko.
Eko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pedro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
Pedro misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Pedro backs away, Eko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eko.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pedro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
Eko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pedro defends well and Eko ends up having to push Pedro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eko throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pedro.
Eko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eko throwing strikes from guard but Pedro blocks nicely.
Eko trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Eko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pedro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
Pedro tries to counter with a clinch but Eko shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body kick from Pedro.
Pedro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pedro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Eko misses the target.
Pedro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pedro.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pedro misses with a hook. Eko ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Eko's front leg but catches the back leg as Eko tries to avoid it.
Gabriel Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pedro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Eko counters with a straight right hand.
Eko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedro.
Nice body kick from Pedro.
Eko blocks a jab.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eko cracks Pedro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eko moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Eko misses the target.
Eko misses with an uppercut. Pedro saw that one coming.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro tries a low kick but Eko avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
Eko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedro. Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Eko checks it.
Eko blocks a jab.
Eko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Eko.
Eko 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.
Pedro tries to counter with a clinch but Eko shakes him off and moves away.
Pedro tries a low kick but Eko avoids it.
Eko is looking to counter punch.
Pedro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eko is out of range and Pedro settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedro misses the target.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eko. That did some damage!
Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pedro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eko throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eko. That did some damage!
Eko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eko showed some decent athleticism there.
Pedro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedro on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko trying to mount his opponent but Pedro defends it.
Mr Eko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eko is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pedro still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pedro has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eko looking for a sweep but Pedro has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Eko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pedro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Pedro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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