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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete blocks a jab.
James looks to land a combination but Pete avoids it well.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pete counters with a head kick that drops James to the mat! James scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pete lands a front kick.
Pete staying out of range there.
Pete doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pete throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pete.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James moves into the clinch successfully.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pete tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pete can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Pete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James works on Pete's body with a couple of short punches.
James avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
James misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James scores with a shot to the side of Pete's head.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pete misses with a punch on the inside.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete lands with a short shot to the head.
Pete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pete tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Pete back against the cage.
Pete has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. James seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pete can turn it around.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pete lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James working aggressively here.
James tries to throw a body punch but Pete avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James misses with some punches.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands a body shot.
Pete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
Pete letting James take a breather here.
Pete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
James wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from James.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James blocks a head kick by Pete.
James avoids the head kick by Pete.
James blocks a head kick by Pete.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
Pete rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pete lands a nice shot to the body.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James blocks a body shot from Pete.
James avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
James tries to throw a body punch but Pete avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from James.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pete throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Pete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pete working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete 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.
James tries to keep at a distance but Pete has taken the fight into the clinch.
James scores with a shot to the side of Pete's head.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
Pete works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
James blocks an uppercut.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James tries a body shot but Pete blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
Pete lands a right hand.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Pete.
Pete lands with a short shot to the head.
Pete looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James has a couple of punches blocked by Pete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Pete.
Pete can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Pete lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pete.
Pete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Pete misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.
Pete pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pete. That's going to slow James down.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Pete finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete clinches with his opponent.
Pete lands with a light punch inside.
Pete digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Pete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pete lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pete works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pete throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Pete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pete dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Pete scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pete has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James blocks a head kick by Pete.
Pete slips under a jab from James.
A jab from Pete misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Pete is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pete throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pete stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from James.
Pete connects with an inside leg kick.
Pete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
Pete steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Pete bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete scores with a punch to the head.
Pete moves into the clinch.
Pete scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pete scores with a nice hook to the head.
James is rocked!
Pete lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pete blocking some punches.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James misses with the head strike.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Pete digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
Pete lands with a short shot to the head.
Pete unloads with a big right hand that wobbles James! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pete is unloading with more strikes now! James drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Pete!
Texas Pete thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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