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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Peebles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dim Dim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vaughn Peebles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dim Dim!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dim shoots in for a takedown but Peebles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peebles swivels and escapes.
Peebles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dim throws a series of punches but Peebles moves out of range.
Dim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dim tries for a takedown but Peebles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vaughn Peebles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dim Dim.
A head kick misses from Dim.
Peebles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peebles lands in his opponent's guard.
Peebles passes Dim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peebles is pressing down on Dim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dim is holding on for now.
Peebles wants to take a breather but Dim is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dim is trying to stand back up but Peebles is controlling him
Dim is trying to maintain the position but Peebles is very close to passing his half guard.
Peebles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peebles working Dim over with strikes.
Peebles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peebles connects with a nice short shot to Dim's temple.
Dim is trying to control but Peebles passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Dim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dim is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peebles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Peebles 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.
Dim regains half guard.
Peebles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dim is just riding it out for now. Peebles eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peebles connects with a nice short shot to Dim's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peebles in particular looking to stall.
Dim taking some punishment here, with Peebles in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peebles works his foot free and advances to mount.
Peebles cracks Dim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peebles scoring with strikes but Dim is staying in there.
Dim is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Peebles trying to control but Dim is having none of it.
Dim is trying desperately to improve position.
Peebles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dim wants to hold on but Peebles pushes him away.
Dim is working to get back to half guard.
Peebles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peebles landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peebles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dim is rocked!
Peebles raining down shots from the mount!
Dim is still in real trouble! Can Peebles finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Peebles! Dim is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vaughn Peebles!
In his post fight interview, Vaughn Peebles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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