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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 224 p4p, 35 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 153 p4p, 23 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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216 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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212 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Peterson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Jones throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Jones throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Peterson steps away.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Peterson over against the cage.
A short left from Jones.
Jones presses Peterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones looks winded!
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Peterson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Peterson landing knees to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Peterson manages to duck under it in time.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
George Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Peterson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Peterson pushes him back against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Peterson.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peterson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Peterson finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Peterson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Peterson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peterson lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Peterson is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones shapes to counter with a head kick.
Peterson lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Peterson stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Peterson throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Peterson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
An out of breath George Peterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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