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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 2136 p4p, 217 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 5940 p4p, 497 weight class). Vegas comes into the arena with Ace Of Spades by Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
Vegas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Peacock closes the distance and pushes Vegas back into the cage.
Peacock is trying to stall.
Vegas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peacock prevents it.
Vegas is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peacock.
Vegas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vegas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Peacock as the two fighters clinch.
Peacock misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock taking a breather.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas lands an elbow inside.
Peacock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peacock momentarily.
Peacock moves into the clinch successfully.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Vegas has Peacock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peacock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peacock prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peacock as Vegas tries to tie him up.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Vegas is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock avoids the elbow strike from Vegas, against the cage.
Vegas is trying to push Peacock away but Peacock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vegas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peacock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peacock.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Vegas pushes him off.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
As Peacock looks to move away, Vegas throws a big counter combo but Peacock just gets out of the way.
Peacock moves into the clinch successfully.
Peacock tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing Peacock back against the cage.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vegas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vegas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peacock tries to sprawl but Vegas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peacock kicks Vegas off and gets back to his feet.
Vegas tries to keep at a distance but Peacock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peacock's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peacock is keeping busy.
Peacock pushes Vegas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
Peacock with a knee to the head.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peacock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vegas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peacock gets through Vegas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Vegas is trying to break the clinch but Peacock has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Vegas.
Peacock landing knees to the head.
Peacock throws an elbow that misses.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vegas blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vegas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peacock prevents it.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Peacock lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Vegas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Peacock.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Vegas blocks with his arms.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vegas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Vegas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vegas goes for a takedown attempt but Peacock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Peacock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peacock darts in trying to clinch
and Vegas counters with a shoot takedown. Peacock fights it but they end up in guard.
Peacock working for a triangle but Vegas defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vegas lands a couple of digs.
Vegas wants to pass the guard but Peacock is keeping the position.
Vegas 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.
Vegas looking to sit in guard and control but Peacock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peacock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vegas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peacock's guard.
Peacock pulls Vegas in to control the position.
Vegas won't allow Peacock to sweep him here.
Drew Peacock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegas landing with the ground and pound.
Peacock wants to stand and escape but Vegas is having none of it.
Peacock keeping moving, preventing Vegas from controlling successfully.
Vegas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vegas landing with the ground and pound.
Peacock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peacock is trying to keep Vegas in close.
Vegas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Peacock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vegas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peacock working for a triangle but Vegas defends it easily.
Peacock trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peacock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vegas is trying to maintain the position but Peacock is very close to passing his half guard.
Peacock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vegas trying to hold on to Peacock's head to control him but Peacock postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peacock is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vegas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peacock tries to stand but Vegas is controlling from the bottom.
Peacock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drew Peacock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peacock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peacock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vegas to score with a decent uppercut.
Peacock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Vegas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock tries to clinch there but Vegas circles away.
No joy there for Vegas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vegas looks for a takedown but Peacock sprawls well.
Vegas connects with a body shot that sends Peacock's belly button to the back.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vegas is looking for a counter combo.
Peacock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegas throws a shot to the body.
Peacock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegas is defended easily by Peacock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peacock! But no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peacock scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vegas's face.
Peacock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vegas's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Peacock.
Vegas jumps guard and drags Peacock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vegas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peacock is one step ahead there.
Vegas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peacock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vegas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peacock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peacock defends well.
Peacock landing some decent shots from guard.
Peacock looking to sit in guard and control but Vegas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peacock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peacock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vegas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vegas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drew Peacock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vegas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vegas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vegas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peacock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vegas has managed to get both his arms back between Peacock's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peacock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peacock 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drew Peacock!
Our winner, Drew Peacock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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