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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norbert Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Peters!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gilbert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gilbert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gilbert throws an elbow that misses. Peters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilbert's guard. Nice move by Peters!
Peters stops Gilbert from standing up.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gilbert haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peters controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters wants to stand but Gilbert has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peters prevents Gilbert from getting back to his feet.
Peters is stalling in the full guard.
Gilbert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peters on the ground.
Gilbert doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Peters trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Gilbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gilbert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Peters manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gilbert tries to kick Peters off in order to stand up. Peters Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters wants to stand but Gilbert has his arm trapped.
Gilbert is trying to control Peters's posture but Peters avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peters passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gilbert!
Gilbert is looking to get to half guard.
Peters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Peters wants to control the pace but Gilbert is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peters controlling the position easily from mount.
Peters is working for a guillotine from mount but Gilbert frees his head quite easily.
Peters controlling the position easily from mount.
Peters landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peters lands a heavy elbow.
Gilbert is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gilbert?
Peters working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gilbert is trying to escape the mount.
Gilbert swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Peters lands a big shot there that rocks Gilbert but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilbert tries to control Peters's body but Peters pushes him off. Gilbert squirms to his side and now Peters has his back!
Peters struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gilbert is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Peters dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peters shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gilbert's guard.
Gilbert looking for a sweep. Not yet Gilbert, not yet.
Gilbert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gilbert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gilbert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Peters is looking to stand up but Gilbert won't let him.
Peters wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peters tries to sprawl but Gilbert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters trying to control here.
Gilbert is working for a kimura but Peters is defending it quite comfortably.
Peters desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Peters tries to kick Gilbert off but Gilbert keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peters regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilbert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gilbert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
Peters looking for a guillotine here but Gilbert defends easily.
Peters looking for a guillotine here but Gilbert defends easily.
Peters trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert chips away with some ground and pound.
Gilbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilbert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilbert postures up.
Gilbert wants to get up but he can't break Peters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gilbert working some strikes from top position.
Gilbert stops Peters from standing up.
Gilbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilbert has managed to get both his arms back between Peters's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gilbert's guard.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Gilbert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peters won't allow Gilbert to get back to his feet.
Gilbert tries to strike from the bottom.
Gilbert keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Gilbert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Peters drops back looking for a leg! Gilbert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gilbert manages to kick Peters off! Peters jumps back into Gilbert's guard.
Peters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunner Peters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peters tries to clinch up but Gilbert circles away and keeps his distance.
As Peters looks to move away, Gilbert throws a big counter combo but Peters just gets out of the way.
Gilbert closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peters did well to prevent Gilbert getting side control.
Gunner Peters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peters regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peters's head.
Peters throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gilbert's guard.
Peters lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert wants to stand and escape but Peters is having none of it.
Peters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters won't allow Gilbert to get back to his feet.
Peters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilbert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters wants to get up but he can't break Gilbert's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gilbert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peters trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Peters postures up.
Peters wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Peters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peters cracks Gilbert with a big elbow.
Gilbert tries to buck Peters off but Peters is having none of it.
Peters controls the position from side control.
Peters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gilbert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peters tries for a kimura but Gilbert is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters working the ground and pound.
Gilbert is looking to regain half guard here but Peters keeps moving and retains side control.
Peters fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peters wants to stand but Gilbert has his arm trapped.
Peters prevents Gilbert from escaping the position.
Peters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gilbert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilbert keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peters misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Peters is looking to take a break and control but Gilbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilbert looking for a sweep but Peters has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gilbert is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Peters turns him over and now has his back.
Gilbert prevents Peters from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilbert rolls, trying to escape but Peters keeps control of the position.
Norbert Gilbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunner Peters is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Peters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peters 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Peters!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
35% |
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