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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Easton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Kirkland's chin.
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279 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Easton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Easton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Easton misses with the combination.
Easton throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jordan Kirkland has been cut.
Easton throws a series of punches but Kirkland moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easton!
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirkland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Easton misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirkland misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kirkland really is a fat lump.
Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Easton misses with a low kick.
Easton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirkland eats them both and turns towards Easton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Easton misses.
Easton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirkland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kirkland is standing up over Easton. Easton looks to escape but Kirkland dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland is working Easton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kirkland has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton wants to get back to his feet.
Easton is trying to escape the position but Kirkland is controlling the position.
Easton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Easton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kirkland sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kirkland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Easton?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kirkland lands a nice shot to the head.
Easton is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kirkland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kirkland content just to control the position here.
Easton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kirkland tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kirkland is looking to work his way around to Easton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Easton's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Easton is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kirkland has taken his back.
Kirkland has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Easton wants to get back to his feet.
Kirkland lands a shot to the body.
Easton is trying to stand back up.
Easton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan Kirkland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Easton scores with a one two! Kirkland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Easton is just out of range.
Easton with the counter takedown but Kirkland avoids it easily.
Kirkland avoids the head kick by Easton.
Kirkland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Easton.
Kirkland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton throws a right hand that Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Easton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirkland counters by clinching up.
Kirkland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easton's efforts to push away.
Kirkland prevents Easton from breaking the clinch.
Kirkland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easton's efforts to push away.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two 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.
Kirkland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Easton up against the cage.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Easton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Easton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Easton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peter Easton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Easton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton misses with a combination
and Kirkland moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easton.
Kirkland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easton's efforts to push away.
Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirkland tries to counter by clinching up but Easton breaks away and moves out of range.
Easton throws a one two combo.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Easton.
Easton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Easton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirkland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Easton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Kirkland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Easton misses with a few strikes there.
Kirkland swings for the body but Easton moves out of range.
Easton looks to land a combination. Kirkland sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Easton throws a series of punches but Kirkland avoids them all with ease.
Easton misses with a wild combination.
Kirkland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Easton moves out of range.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirkland counters by moving into the clinch.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kirkland moves in looking to clinch but Easton pushes him off.
Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Easton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kirkland back to the cage. Easton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kirkland is looking to wear down Easton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Easton throws a leg kick but Kirkland sees it coming and moves out of range.
Easton misses with a wild combination.
Easton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easton!
Easton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirkland counters with a right hand to the body.
Easton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirkland misses its target.
Easton defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Easton does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kirkland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Easton is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Easton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirkland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirkland seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kirkland rushes Easton and presses him up against the cage.
Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peter Easton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easton is looking to chop away at Kirkland's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland closes the distance and pushes Easton back into the cage.
Kirkland lands a shoulder strike.
Easton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Easton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirkland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirkland.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Easton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easton 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Easton!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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