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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 1611 p4p, 206 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 1759 p4p, 231 weight class). George Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class 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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Warholm cracks the inside of Peterson's front leg.
Warholm lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warholm.
Warholm lands an overhand right.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Warholm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warholm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warholm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Warholm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson tries to clinch but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Warholm swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Warholm tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Terje Warholm has been cut.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Warholm is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Warholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Warholm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warholm is trying to break free.
Warholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Warholm circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Warholm.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Warholm counters with a left to the body.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warholm.
Peterson takes a swing at Warholm's ribcage but misses.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warholm counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Peterson as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Warholm.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Warholm seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Warholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warholm looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warholm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warholm manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Warholm misses the target.
Peterson connects with a jab.
Warholm jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson drops his hands momentarily and Warholm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Warholm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson cracks Warholm with a good jab.
Warholm is rocked!
Warholm avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warholm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peterson rushes Warholm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Warholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warholm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson cracks Warholm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warholm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warholm throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Warholm connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Warholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warholm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warholm loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warholm throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Warholm connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Warholm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peterson in his tracks.
Warholm cracks Peterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warholm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Warholm circles away.
Warholm is looking to counter punch.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Warholm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson throws a body punch but Warholm moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Warholm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson throws a body punch but Warholm moves out of range.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Warholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Warholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson checks the leg kick.
Warholm misses with a head kick.
Warholm wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Warholm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Warholm swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Warholm 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Warholm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Warholm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Warholm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peterson walks away with a smile on his face. Warholm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Warholm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Warholm throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.
Warholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Warholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Warholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Warholm keeps it at a distance.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Warholm.
Peterson pushes Warholm up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terje Warholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warholm is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warholm.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warholm breaks the clinch.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warholm throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Warholm is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Warholm tenderised Peterson's leg. Peterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Warholm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Warholm.
Warholm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Warholm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Warholm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Warholm swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
A little feinted left hand from Warholm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warholm tries to pull guard but Peterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Warholm drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warholm has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Warholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson is working Warholm over against the cage.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warholm breaks the clinch.
Warholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Warholm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Warholm seems to have got his legs back now.
Terje Warholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Warholm misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Warholm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warholm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Warholm against the cage.
Warholm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Warholm throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson tries to clinch but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Warholm keeps it at a distance.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Warholm keeps it at a distance.
Warholm tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Warholm! Peterson dives in looking to finish! Warholm is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
Our winner, George Peterson, 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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