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Event: DMMA 264 Thorn vs Kuomanen     
Date:   Nov 25, 2023
#R1#
Peterson tries for a takedown but Ledoux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ledoux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ledoux tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ledoux closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Ledoux pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ledoux, which made it look bad.
Ledoux throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Ledoux swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Peterson counters with a single leg into guard. Ledoux didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ledoux's head.
Peterson is fighting to break Ledoux's control of his arms but Ledoux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ledoux has wrist control.
Peterson stands up over Ledoux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Ledoux lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson wants to sweep here but Ledoux controlling him for the moment.
Ledoux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Ledoux from controlling successfully.
Ledoux is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ledoux is one step ahead there.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ledoux is one step ahead there.
Ledoux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ledoux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Ledoux slips an elbow through the middle.
Ledoux 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.
Ledoux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson controls Ledoux momentarily but Ledoux frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ledoux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ledoux being controlled here momentarily.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Ledoux connects with a couple of short punches.
Ledoux stands and throws Peterson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ledoux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peterson to see if he's OK.
Peterson is looking to reverse the position.
Peterson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ledoux working the head and body with strikes.
Ledoux taking a breather here.
Ledoux advances to full mount.
Peterson regains half guard.#T4#
Ledoux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ledoux is nestled in close to Peterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ledoux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Ledoux there.
Ledoux lands strikes from half guard.
Ledoux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledoux trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledoux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Ledoux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ledoux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ledoux defends it well.#TD#
Ledoux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ledoux connects with a couple of short punches.
Ledoux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ledoux advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ledoux lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ledoux lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson is trying to maintain the position but Ledoux is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux slips a nice elbow through Peterson's hands, connecting with Peterson's forehead.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ledoux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1##SUB#
Ledoux is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peterson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ledoux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Ledoux lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ledoux scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson is in trouble now - Ledoux has advanced to mount!
Ledoux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson is looking to improve his position but Ledoux isn't that keen on the idea.
Ledoux unloading with bombs!#T2#
Ledoux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Ledoux looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ledoux has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Ledoux connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ledoux lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Ledoux lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Peterson! Ledoux sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Peterson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Ledoux!
Pierre Ledoux bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 
Event: DMMA 258 Wasselach vs Evans     
Date:   Nov 05, 2023
#R1#
Fadda Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fadda Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fadda Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL#
Peterson clinches up with Fadda Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Fadda Jr lands a body punch.
Fadda Jr blocks an uppercut.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fadda Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Fadda Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fadda Jr misses with a double jab. #T1#
Fadda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fadda Jr throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fadda Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fadda Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fadda Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peterson somewhat.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fadda Jr.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Fadda Jr lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Fadda Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Fadda Jr misses the target.
Fadda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fadda Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Fadda Jr lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Fadda Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson blocks the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr controlling the position well.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Fadda Jr keeping control of the position.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Peterson postures up.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson is thwarting Fadda Jr's attempts to control the position.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fadda Jr trying to control here.
Fadda Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Fadda Jr wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson is nestled in close to Fadda Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fadda Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Peterson working Fadda Jr over with strikes.
Fadda Jr tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Fadda Jr gets full guard.#SUB2#
Peterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fadda Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Fadda Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Fadda Jr connects with the punch.
Fadda Jr slips a straight right by Peterson.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping right.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Fadda Jr is quick to defend against it.
Fadda Jr throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Fadda Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fadda Jr tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peterson looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Fadda Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from Fadda Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fadda Jr is working Peterson over against the cage.#T1#
Fadda Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fadda Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Fadda Jr.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fadda Jr. #TD2#
Fadda Jr gets control of Peterson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fadda Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fadda Jr controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Fadda Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fadda Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Fadda Jr's brow.
Peterson stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Fadda Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fadda Jr trying to strike off his back. #T2#
Fadda Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fadda Jr controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself. #SUB2#
Fadda Jr working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fadda Jr's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fadda Jr's head.
Fadda Jr working a defensive guard here.
Fadda Jr has control of Peterson's left arm, preventing Peterson from doing any damage.
Fadda Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fadda Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Fadda Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peterson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T4#
Peterson keeping full guard, as Fadda Jr tries to pass.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
Peterson is trying to control the position but Fadda Jr postures up.
Fadda Jr wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Fadda Jr 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Fadda Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Fadda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fadda Jr lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Peterson cracks Fadda Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fadda Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fadda Jr 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.
Fadda Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr slips under a jab from Peterson.
The fighters circling - Fadda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fadda Jr sprawls and moves away.
Fadda Jr throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Fadda Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Fadda Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Peterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Fadda Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Fadda Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Peterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Fadda Jr as Peterson shoots in.
Fadda Jr cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Fadda Jr misses the target.
Fadda Jr slips under a jab.
Peterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fadda Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fadda Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T3#
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Fadda Jr.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fadda Jr!
A slow jab from Fadda Jr misses its intended target.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Nice shot by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fadda Jr cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fadda Jr connects with the punch.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Peterson misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson shoots in but Fadda Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Fadda Jr is quick to defend against it.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Peterson looking to score a takedown here. Fadda Jr is defending well but Peterson drives through and ends up in Fadda Jr's guard.
Fadda Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson cracks Fadda Jr with a solid left hand.
Peterson won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
Peterson cracks Fadda Jr with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fadda Jr 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
A less than humble Oswaldo Fadda Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 
Event: DMMA 250 Kwong vs Roll     
Date:   Oct 21, 2023
#R1#
Peterson cracks Sinclair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair throws a chopping leg kick but Peterson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peterson feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson dives in and grabs Sinclair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sinclair pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Sinclair is looking for a counter combo.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinclair misses the target.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson dives in and grabs Sinclair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sinclair pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Nice straight punches there by Sinclair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sinclair.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair misses with a hook.#TD2#
Peterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Sinclair is looking to improve his position.
Sinclair works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sinclair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR#
Sinclair forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Sinclair 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.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
Sinclair blocks the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sinclair throws a big elbow that misses.
Sinclair trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Sinclair is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Sinclair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to keep Sinclair in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sinclair pushing down on Peterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sinclair is looking to stall here but Peterson recovers full guard.
Peterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Sinclair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peterson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson striking off his back but it's not causing Sinclair any problems.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Sinclair sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peterson's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Itchy Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Peterson throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sinclair circles away.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sinclair defends it well.
Sinclair displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sinclair's head backwards.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Sinclair lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
Sinclair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Sinclair.
Sinclair swinging wildly here.
Peterson feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Sinclair. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Sinclair lands with a nice body kick.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Peterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinclair misses the target.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Sinclair is out of range.
Sinclair half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sinclair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sinclair lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinclair scores with a spinning back kick!
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Peterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Sinclair lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sinclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Peterson, which made it look bad.
Sinclair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Sinclair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson is pulling down on Sinclair's head to control his posture.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Peterson has Sinclair pulled in close to control his posture.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinclair is one step ahead there.
Sinclair is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
Peterson can't keep his opponent in guard - Sinclair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Sinclair has control of the leg.
Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson is trying to maintain the position but Sinclair is very close to passing his half guard.
Sinclair not doing much here.
Peterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Itchy Sinclair dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Sinclair misses with a kick to the body.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Peterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peterson.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Sinclair keeps moving.
Itchy Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Sinclair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinclair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Peterson wants to get back to full guard but Sinclair has mounted him!
Peterson tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinclair lands a couple of good shots and Peterson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I would not like to be Peterson right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sinclair. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Peterson trying to control the action but Sinclair just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Sinclair working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #T2#
Sinclair wants to control the position but Peterson frees himself and scrambles - Sinclair manages to regain control in side control.
Sinclair lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sinclair looks up at the clock and then as Peterson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sinclair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 regain half guard here but Sinclair keeps moving and retains side control.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson taking a bit of punishment here - Sinclair scoring with strikes. #T3#
Sinclair trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Peterson gets back to half guard.
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. Sinclair connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.
Peterson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sinclair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinclair is one step ahead there.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson wants to improve his position but instead Sinclair has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itchy Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Itchy Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinclair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itchy Sinclair!
A very excited looking Itchy Sinclair made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 
Event: DMMA 242 Panda vs Kuomanen     
Date:   Sep 24, 2023
#R1#
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson cracks Graves with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peterson dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.#TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T2#
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Graves is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Graves is looking for a sweep.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
Graves is being controlled here.
Graves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Peterson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson prevents Graves from improving his position.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graves holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Peterson postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graves tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graves down.
Peterson throws an elbow but Graves slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peterson wants to control for a moment but Graves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves with a nice head shot there.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves throws an elbow that misses. Peterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Graves's guard. Nice move by Peterson!#REVB#
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Graves chips away with some ground and pound.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Peterson trying to control the position.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves is fighting to break Peterson's control of his arms but Peterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Graves is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Graves has passed into side control.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson wants to control but Graves postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves is chipping away with strikes.
Peterson regains half guard.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Peterson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Graves's head back.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graves circles away.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!#T1#
Graves moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrance Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Graves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graves continues to drive forward.#T2#
Graves throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses the jab.
Graves throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves keeps Peterson at a distance using the push kick.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a huge left! Peterson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Graves isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Peterson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Graves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 
Event: WVT 153: Ryoto v Marko     
Date:   Sep 02, 2023
#R1#
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Peterson darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Peterson into the cage.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Peterson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Peterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson with a jab.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haruki Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Peterson slips a straight right by Johnson.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD#
Johnson cracks Peterson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peterson to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson. #T2#
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a big right hand! Oh Peterson is in trouble here! Johnson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haruki Johnson!
A relieved looking Haruki Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: WVT 145: Fedentenko v Railio     
Date:   Aug 19, 2023
#R1#
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Halsti.
Halsti throws a good cross that connects.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halsti.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halsti.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peterson misses with a hook. Halsti ducked under it nicely.
Halsti swinging wildly here.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halsti blocks a jab.
Halsti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Halsti with a hook.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Halsti is out of range.
Halsti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halsti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Halsti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halsti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halsti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Halsti.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Halsti.
Halsti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Halsti missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Halsti lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halsti.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Halsti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Halsti tries to work over Peterson's front leg with a kick but Peterson checks it.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Halsti's body.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Halsti seems unphased.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Halsti lands a jab to the head.
A low kick lands for Halsti.
Halsti throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Halsti is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Halsti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halsti looking for a sweep. Not yet Halsti, not yet.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Halsti is retaining full guard.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Halsti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Halsti!#REVR#
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Halsti is proving a slippery customer.
Peterson is pulling down on Halsti's head to control his posture. #T3#
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Halsti is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Halsti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Halsti seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson postures up in Halsti's guard and throws a big left but Halsti blocks it.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Halsti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Halsti!#REVR#
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halsti manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Halsti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Peterson.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Halsti just misses with a punch to the body.
Halsti throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Halsti scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Halsti throws out a leg kick but Peterson moves out of range and Halsti only half commits.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Halsti misses the target.
Halsti lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson's hand.
Halsti misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halsti won't be happy with that.
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 working the ground and pound but Halsti is defending the strikes.
Peterson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Halsti regains half guard there - taking advantage of Peterson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Halsti won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Halsti to regain full guard.
Halsti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson throws a strike but Halsti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Peterson wants to sweep here but Halsti controlling him for the moment.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Halsti stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.#T2#
Halsti trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halsti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halsti tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson trying to control the position here. #T3#
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Halsti from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Halsti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Halsti sprawls well.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Halsti moved out of range.
Peterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halsti momentarily.
Halsti misses with a straight right.
Halsti throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halsti on the side of the head.
Halsti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Halsti does no damage.
Halsti looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Halsti staying out of range there.#T4#
Halsti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royal Halsti is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Halsti.
Halsti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Halsti sprawls well.
Royal Halsti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Halsti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Halsti's head but Halsti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Halsti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halsti just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Peterson.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halsti under the eye.
Royal Halsti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halsti manages to avoid it.
Halsti throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halsti. Halsti obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royal Halsti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Halsti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson slips a jab from Halsti.
Halsti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Halsti misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Halsti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halsti.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Halsti avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Halsti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson throws the left hand but Halsti avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Halsti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Halsti avoids it easily.
Halsti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halsti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Halsti connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halsti. Halsti obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T1#
Halsti throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halsti has time to react.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Halsti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Halsti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Halsti ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halsti wants to land a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson 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.
Peterson throws a jab when Halsti was well out of range.
Halsti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halsti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halsti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halsti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Halsti's head but Halsti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halsti.
Peterson checks a leg kick. #T2#
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Halsti connects with the punch.
Halsti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halsti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halsti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halsti.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halsti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halsti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Halsti avoids it easily.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halsti. Halsti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halsti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halsti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halsti tried to score with a low kick but Peterson checks it.
A jab from Halsti does it's job there.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peterson lunges at Halsti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halsti's hand.
Halsti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Halsti.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halsti moves away.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Halsti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Halsti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halsti.
And Peterson tries to counter it with a takedown but Halsti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Halsti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halsti as he avoids it easily.
Royal Halsti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Halsti throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Halsti looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Halsti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halsti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halsti moves away.#T4##TD2#
Peterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Halsti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halsti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halsti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#

And that's the end of the fight!
Royal Halsti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halsti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Royal Halsti!
A relieved looking Royal Halsti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: WVT 135: Machado v Mahogany     
Date:   Jul 28, 2023
#R1#
Sector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sector stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sector takes one to the chin there.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sector slips the punch.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson takes a swing at Sector's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sector but Sector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails with the takedown.#KD2#
Sector lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Sector waves Peterson back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sector, which made it look bad.
Sector looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Peterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sector staying out of range there.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
Peterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sector sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sector tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sector to the ground. Peterson is now in Sector's guard.

Sector has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Peterson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T2#
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Sector has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sector tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sector to the ground. Sector escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sector looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sector throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Sector fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Sector's shoulder, as Sector tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Sector's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Sector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peterson with a body shot.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Sector shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sector is looking to land body kicks.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sector defends it nicely.#TD#
Peterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sector explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T4#
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a right hand. Sector shakes it off.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Sector.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Sector with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sector looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sector slips a straight right by Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Summa Sector will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Peterson sizes up Sector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson wants to clinch
and Sector counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sector connects with a single shot there.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sector circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Sector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson with a hook.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Sector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Sector sprawls well.#KD2#
Sector lands a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! Sector stays standing though and waves Peterson back to his feet!#ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
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 leaves his chin hanging out and Sector seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Peterson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 
Event: WVT 130: Account v Peterson     
Date:   Jul 15, 2023
#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Account uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Account looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Account moved out of range.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Account moves away and avoids it.
Account moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.#TD2#
Peterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Account quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Account controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Account's temple.
Account is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Account with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Account is trying to get back to full guard.
Account wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Account is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Account is trying to control but can't.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Account to regain full guard.
Account preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Account is pulling down on Peterson's head to control his posture.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Account keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peterson stands up over Account, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Account uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Account!#REVR##T3#
Account stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Account puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Account takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Account stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peterson wants to improve his position but instead Account has moved into half guard.
Account not doing much here.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson is pressing down on Account's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson is trying to hold Account in close to prevent damage but Account has managed to pass into half guard.
Account trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Account's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
A low kick from Account is predictable there #TD2#
and Peterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Account's guard.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Account is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Peterson postures up in Account's guard and throws a big left but Account blocks it.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Account working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Account blocks nicely.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peterson postures up in Account's guard and throws a big left but Account blocks it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Account pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Account is looking to counter punch.
Peterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camaras Account is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Account steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Account misses with a wild body shot.
Account stuffs the takedown.
Account throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Camaras Account has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson slips under a jab from Account.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Account avoids it easily.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Account throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
A nice leg kick from Account, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Account swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Account.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Account under the eye.
Account with the inside leg kick.
Account throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown. Account fights it but they end up in guard.
Account is looking to stand back up but Peterson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Account. #REVR#
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson working over Account with some ground and pound. Account looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Peterson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Account wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Account blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Account defending well though.
Peterson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Peterson is nestled in close to Account, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Account tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Account connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Account on the side of the head.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Account looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Account swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Account misses the target.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Account works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Account connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Account's head but Account sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Account throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range. #TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Account kicks Peterson off and gets back to his feet.
Camaras Account has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Account ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson catches Account with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Account stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Account wants it to stay on the feet.
Camaras Account has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Account pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Account settles back down.
Account swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Account throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Account misses with a low kick.
Account throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Peterson rushes Account and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Account manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Peterson lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Account swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Account to counter with a crisp jab.
Account misses with a body kick.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Account blocks a jab.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Account is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Account blocks a jab.
Account takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson cracks Account with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Peterson blocks the leg kick.
Account lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Account was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Peterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Account takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#KD#
Account bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Peterson! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Account is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson is still in real trouble! Can Account finish him?
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson is pulling down on Account's head. It's preventing any offense from Account, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Account controlling from the top position. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson is pulling down on Account's head. It's preventing any offense from Account, at least for the moment.
Account has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Account controlling him for the moment.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Camaras Account showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: WVT 123: Siale v Bloodaxe     
Date:   Jun 30, 2023
#R1#
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Peterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ignatov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ignatov pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Ignatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely. #T1#
Ignatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson is working Ignatov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ignatov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatov holds on and takes a little breather.
Ignatov wants to hit a sweep here but Peterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ignatov there!
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ignatov's face.
Ignatov is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T2#
Peterson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
Ignatov is looking to improve his position but Peterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson working Ignatov over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson wants to control the pace but Ignatov is squirming around nicely.
Ignatov working to try and regain half guard.
Ignatov regains half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Ignatov is blocking nicely.
Peterson 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.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Ignatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Peterson stands up over Ignatov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatov holds on and takes a little breather.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ignatov trying to control the position here.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov wants to improve his position but instead Peterson has moved into half guard.
Ignatov wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well. #T4#
Ignatov controlling the position for now.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Ignatov's temple.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson stalling.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ignatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatov.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ignatov but Ignatov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ignatov lands a head shot.
Peterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ignatov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Ignatov gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here. #T1#
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ignatov has Peterson pulled in close to control his posture.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Ignatov controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?#T2#
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.
Peterson advances position into side control!
Ignatov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ignatov gets back to half guard.
Ignatov is holding on to half guard well.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov is trying to control but can't.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.#T3#
Ignatov is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ignatov avoid being mounted?
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson is fighting to break Ignatov's control of his arms but Ignatov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Ignatov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ignatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Ignatov is adopting a defensive guard.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ignatov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Ignatov.
Ignatov controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yevgeny Ignatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A big right from Peterson misses.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Ignatov misses with a left hand #TD#
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ignatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ignatov.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ignatov managing to control the position.
Ignatov has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB2#
Ignatov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Ignatov trying to control the position.
Ignatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ignatov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
Peterson pulls Ignatov in to control the position.
Ignatov won't allow Peterson to sweep him here. #T2#
Ignatov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ignatov has passed into side control.
Peterson wants to control but Ignatov postures up.#T3#
The ground and pound from Ignatov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ignatov controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Peterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Peterson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ignatov easily slips into full mount! #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ignatov avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ignatov controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: WVT 118: Takahashi v Corassa 2     
Date:   Jun 16, 2023
#R1#
Peterson throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson sets himself, and Mahogany steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Mahogany takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Mahogany seems unphased.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahogany on the side of the head. #TD#
Peterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mahogany avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson working over Mahogany with some ground and pound. Mahogany looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mahogany tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mahogany is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2##SUB2#
Mahogany had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson works over Mahogany with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahogany manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mahogany wants to stand and escape but instead Peterson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Mahogany working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound. #T3##SUB2#
Mahogany has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson distracts Mahogany with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mahogany wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Mahogany.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson works over Mahogany with some ground and pound from guard.
Mahogany manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Mahogany is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peterson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peterson has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T4#
Mahogany working a defensive guard here.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mahogany has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahogany is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson passes Mahogany's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peterson throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahogany takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahogany is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Mahogany is quick to defend against it.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahogany counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
Mahogany doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peterson misses with a body shot. #T1#
Peterson misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Mahogany scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mahogany on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahogany slips a straight right by Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Mahogany slips the punch.#TD#
Peterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mahogany looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mahogany is looking for a sweep.
Mahogany is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it. #T2#
Mahogany manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Mahogany taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahogany can do to turn this around?
Peterson prevents Mahogany from improving his position.
Mahogany manages to get to full guard.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Mahogany.#T3#
Mahogany is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Peterson tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
Mahogany throws a strike but Peterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mahogany trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Mahogany working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Mahogany bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahogany is one step ahead there.
Mahogany slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it. #SUB2#
Mahogany wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peterson, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Mahogany ducks down to avoid it.
Mahogany is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Peterson dives in and grabs Mahogany's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahogany pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Mahogany holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Mahogany.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahogany lands a body shot. #T1#
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Mahogany lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahogany tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Mahogany sprawls well.
Mahogany throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Mahogany slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson sets himself, and Mahogany steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Mahogany counters with a beautiful punch that sends Peterson to the canvas! #ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
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!
Mahogany has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peterson is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Peterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahogany controls the pace.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mahogany with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahogany throwing strikes from guard but Peterson blocks nicely.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson has a closed guard, preventing Mahogany from standing up.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahogany trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahogany postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson trying to control the position. #T3#
Mahogany throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mahogany working a defensive guard here.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Mahogany is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Peterson frees his head nicely. Oh but Mahogany has switched to an armbar! Peterson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rich Mahogany!
A victorious Rich Mahogany thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: WVT 107: Simone v Peterson 2     
Date:   May 26, 2023
#R1#
Simone misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peterson with a jab.#TD2#
Simone gets caught napping as Peterson dives in and scores a takedown. Simone manages to retain guard.
Simone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peterson won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
Peterson trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
Simone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#SUB#
Simone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.#T1#
Simone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR#
Simone preventing the sweep.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simone manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Simone looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Simone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peterson passes into side control.
Peterson grinds an elbow into Simone's temple. #T2#
Peterson trying to control the action but Simone is working from the bottom.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Simone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peterson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Simone is looking for a sweep. Peterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Simone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Simone dodges it nicely.
Simone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simone is positioning himself well to prevent Peterson advancing to mount. #SUB#
Simone actively working from the bottom here.
Simone taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard. #T3#
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Simone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peterson's back!#SUB#
Peterson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Peterson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Peterson tries to break free. #SUB#
Peterson showing good submission defense here.
Peterson wants to control his opponent's hands but Simone gets his hands free. #T4#
Peterson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Simone gets his hands free as Peterson looks to control. #SUB#
Simone is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts. #SUB#
Peterson defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Peterson is in close to Simone's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Simone is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Peterson rolls with it to try and escape but Simone cranks on the arm and Peterson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Simone!
Joey Simone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 
Event: WVT 102: Okongwu v Ihantala     
Date:   May 12, 2023
#R1#
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Peterson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Peterson down.
Smith tries to land a body kick#TD2#
and Peterson counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Smith pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peterson has passed into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peterson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Peterson postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely. #T3#
Smith has his hands clasped together around Peterson's back. He's all about the action.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith scores with a leg kick. #T4#
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Smith misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Peterson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith slips a jab from Peterson.#TD2#
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Peterson is now in Smith's guard.
Peterson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Peterson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Peterson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to control here.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Peterson is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.#T3#
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Kenny Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it. #T4#
Peterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenny Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith slips under a jab.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Smith.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches. #TD2#
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith managing to control the position.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.#T4#
Smith looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Smith lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Peterson's defenses. #TD2#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is pulling down on Peterson's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A relieved looking Dylan Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kenny Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.

 
Event: WVT 96: Corassa v Surianglek 3     
Date:   Apr 28, 2023
#R1#
Dunes missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD#
Peterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Peterson is working Dunes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dunes is looking for a sweep.
Peterson landing strikes.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.#ES2#
Dunes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Dunes saw that one coming.
Dunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunes wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson with a jab.
Dunes looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
Dunes tries a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson lunges at Dunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunes's hand. #T1#
Peterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunes looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dunes sprawls well. Dunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Dunes tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Dunes.
Dunes lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Dunes avoids it well. #TD#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes is looking to escape.#T2#
Peterson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Dunes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson 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.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Dunes is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dunes is working away from the top position though.
Peterson manages to get to full guard.
Dunes throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.
Dunes preventing the sweep.
Peterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dunes's guard. #REVR#
Dunes controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself. #T4#
Dunes wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Peterson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Peterson is landing with some decent strikes but Dunes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dunes throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunes wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Peterson.
Dunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson throws a combination. Dunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes misses with a shot to the body #TD#
and Peterson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dunes to see if he's OK.
Dunes bucks up and tries to throw Peterson off but instead Peterson has got his back!
Peterson tries to keep control of the position but Dunes is staying busy.
Peterson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dunes.
Peterson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Peterson. #T1#
Dunes trying to control the position but Peterson manages to sink in the hooks.
Dunes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dunes is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Dunes missing with punches from the bottom. #T2#
Dunes wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson prevents Dunes from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Dunes is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunes punching from the bottom.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dunes missing with punches from the bottom. #T3#
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dunes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dunes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is nestled in close to Dunes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dunes tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg.
Dunes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peterson's back!
Peterson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dunes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4#
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunes thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
Dunes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peterson gets full guard.
Dunes stays in close to Peterson's body and controls the position.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
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!
Dunes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunes can pounce on him.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
Dunes looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Dunes misses with a straight right.
Peterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunes.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunes.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
Peterson cracks Dunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Dunes.
Slugger Dunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson throws a jab when Dunes was well out of range.
As Peterson backs off Dunes throws a huge counter combo but Peterson manages to avoid it all.
Dunes throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peterson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunes moves away.
Dunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Dunes misses with a straight right.
Slugger Dunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Dunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunes.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Peterson clinches.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson can't get the takedown.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Dunes avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson looking to stall. #BC#
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Dunes takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Dunes lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T3#
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunes connects with a single shot there.
Peterson sizes up Dunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunes can do to turn this around?
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Dunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Dunes settles back down.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Dunes.
Dunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dunes tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dunes to the ground. Dunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dunes tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Dunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.

Dunes sneaks out the side door and pushes Peterson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dunes stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunes tries to clinch up.
Dunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunes lands a body shot.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Dunes.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Dunes avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slugger Dunes.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 
Event: WVT 92: Siale v Anderson     
Date:   Apr 15, 2023
#R1#
Van Den Born steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Den Born will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Van Den Born throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Van Den Born.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Den Born moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
Van Den Born with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Den Born cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Born throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
It looked like Van Den Born was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Den Born.
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Van Den Born takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Den Born moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Van Den Born on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Van Den Born misses #TD2#
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Den Born won't be happy with that.
Peterson with the ground and pound but Van Den Born regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Van Den Born avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Van Den Born uses the momentum to regain guard.
Peterson throws a strike but Van Den Born rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Van Den Born regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Peterson stands up over Van Den Born, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Den Born works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson stops Van Den Born from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Van Den Born uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Van Den Born!#REVR#
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Van Den Born gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Peterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Van Den Born has passed into half guard.
Peterson is pressing down on Van Den Born's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Den Born sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Van Den Born.#TD2#
Peterson looking to score a takedown here. Van Den Born is defending well but Peterson drives through and ends up in Van Den Born's guard.

Van Den Born has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Peterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Peterson has Van Den Born pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Den Born manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Van Den Born manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
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 for a takedown.
Ko Van Den Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
A short uppercut from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peterson just leaning against Van Den Born, taking a breather.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Den Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Den Born lands with a right to the head.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Peterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Den Born is defending well.
Van Den Born throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Den Born softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson goes for a takedown attempt but Van Den Born pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Van Den Born counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Peterson!
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Den Born throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Van Den Born controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Den Born content to stall in guard here.
Van Den Born continues to stall.
Van Den Born trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Born takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson misses with a hook. Van Den Born ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Den Born on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Den Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson. #T3#
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Den Born's head.
Nice defenses there by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Van Den Born works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Van Den Born looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson with a hook.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Van Den Born with an uppercut!
Peterson looks to land a combination but Van Den Born avoids it well.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Den Born pinned against the cage. Van Den Born gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson checks a low kick from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Van Den Born throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peterson cracks Van Den Born with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Van Den Born throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Peterson feints the counter takedown.
Van Den Born connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Van Den Born knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Den Born doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Den Born lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ko Van Den Born dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Den Born's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Van Den Born swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson takes a swing at Van Den Born's ribcage but misses.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Van Den Born sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peterson misses the jab.
Van Den Born chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Den Born throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Van Den Born tries to sprawl but Peterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Van Den Born is working away. #T1#
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Den Born defending well though.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Den Born keeps working.
Van Den Born is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Van Den Born defends it.
Van Den Born has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Den Born keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Den Born regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Den Born working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Van Den Born wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Van Den Born swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Den Born counters with an outside leg kick.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Van Den Born didn't see that one coming.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Van Den Born misses with a low kick.
Ko Van Den Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Van Den Born scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Van Den Born tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Born. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Van Den Born moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a right hand
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Van Den Born staying out of range there.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Van Den Born sprawls well.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born staying out of range there.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Van Den Born avoids nicely.
Van Den Born waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peterson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan 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.

 
Event: WVT 83: Ihantala v Hightower     
Date:   Mar 24, 2023
#R1#
Halsti misses with a hook to the body #TD2#
and Peterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peterson.
Halsti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halsti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Halsti blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halsti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Peterson postures up in Halsti's guard and throws a big left but Halsti blocks it.
Peterson stands up over Halsti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Halsti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Peterson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Halsti throws up his legs and catches Peterson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Peterson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Halsti! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Royal Halsti!
During a confident post fight interview, Royal Halsti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: WVT 79: Surianglek v Corassa 2     
Date:   Mar 10, 2023
#R1#
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peterson throws a hook but Fabinho blocks it.
Fabinho lands an overhand right.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Fabinho didn't see that one coming.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Peterson catches Fabinho right on the button with a cross.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Fabinho moved out of range.
Fabinho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fabinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Fabinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Fabinho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fabinho blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Fabinho working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fabinho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson tries a body shot but Fabinho blocks it.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fabinho 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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fabinho as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Fabinho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fabinho misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Fabinho tightens his grip and picks Peterson up, before dumping him to the ground. Peterson manages to land in guard.
Fabinho stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.#T2#
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Fabinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fabinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T3#
Fabinho wants to free his trapped foot but Peterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fabinho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fabinho is working away from the top position though.
Peterson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Fabinho working Peterson over with strikes.
Peterson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fabinho has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T4#
Fabinho controlling the position easily from mount.
Peterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Peterson has hold of Fabinho's hands but Fabinho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Fabinho winds up and cracks Peterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson trying to hold on to Fabinho's head to control him but Fabinho postures up.
Fabinho is keen to just control but Peterson is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Peterson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Fabinho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho cracks Peterson with a big elbow.
Fabinho is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Fabinho working the ground and pound. #T1#
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Fabinho takes a little break here. Peterson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fabinho grinds an elbow into Peterson's temple.
Fabinho trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Peterson is looking to regain half guard here but Fabinho keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Fabinho is trying to get an arm triangle but Peterson is defending well.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Fabinho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Fabinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Fabinho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fabinho but great work by Peterson.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fabinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Fabinho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peterson defends it well. #T3#
Fabinho wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho passes Peterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fabinho.
Fabinho prevents Peterson from improving his position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fabinho is pressing down on Peterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peterson is holding on for now.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Fabinho there.
Fabinho trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.
Fabinho is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fabinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Fabinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fabinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fabinho's waist but Fabinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fabinho misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Fabinho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fabinho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberto Fabinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Fabinho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fabinho.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Fabinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fabinho staying out of range there.#T1#
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Fabinho sprawls well.
Peterson throws a jab when Fabinho was well out of range.
A left lands for Peterson.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson throws a hook but Fabinho avoids it easily.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fabinho off the cage and back into range.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fabinho leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fabinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Peterson does it's job there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fabinho.#T2#
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Fabinho is out of range.
Fabinho tries to counter with a takedown but Peterson is quick to defend against it.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Fabinho misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Peterson has Fabinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabinho lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fabinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fabinho.
Fabinho misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Fabinho digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Fabinho tries for a takedown. No joy. #T3#
Good body shot from Fabinho.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabinho lands a left hand.
Fabinho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fabinho lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Fabinho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fabinho forces his way into half guard.
Fabinho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabinho in particular looking to stall.
Fabinho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabinho controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fabinho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
Our winner, Roberto Fabinho, 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.

 
Event: WVT 73: Ihantala v Melendov 2     
Date:   Feb 18, 2023
#R1#
Heights scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Heights counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson 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.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is nestled in close to Heights, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heights holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heights's head.
Peterson throws a strike but Heights avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heights pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Heights lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heights controls the pace.
Heights preventing the sweep.
Peterson controls Heights momentarily but Heights frees himself. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVR#
Heights trying to control the position.
Heights keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working Heights over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Heights uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Heights!#REVB#
Heights engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heights's guard. #REVR#
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heights preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson trying to control but Heights is working from the bottom.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson stands up over Heights, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heights misses with a looping left.
Heights walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson looks for a takedown but Heights sprawls well.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Heights on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heights keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Heights uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Heights ducks down to avoid it.
Heights looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Heights moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Heights saw that one coming.
Heights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson tries to bum rush Heights with a series of wild strikes but Heights uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Heights cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heights has time to react.
Heights throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heights moves away.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Heights, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Heights against the cage but Heights circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heights can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heights, as that shot connected.
Heights slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Heights counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson throws a jab when Heights was well out of range.
Peterson backing away here, and Heights unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson walks into a jab.#TD#
Peterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heights takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heights taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.#T2#
Heights sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peterson prevents Heights from getting the reversal.
Seelow Heights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Heights sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Heights blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson. #T3#
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heights trying to control here.
Heights slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson postures up in Heights's guard and throws a big left but Heights blocks it.
Heights wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Peterson forces his way into half guard.#T4#
Heights keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heights has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
Heights is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heights bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
Heights engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Heights waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Heights throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heights tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heights to the ground. Heights escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heights avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Heights throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Peterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heights tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Heights struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson tries to advance to mount but Heights instead regains half guard. #T1#
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heights's head.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heights defending well though.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Heights regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Heights looking to control.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Heights blocks nicely. #T2#
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson throws a strike but Heights rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVR#
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heights swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Heights keeps moving.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heights is on top in guard. #REVB#
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heights puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heights is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peterson! #T4#
Peterson wants to control but Heights is having none of it.
Heights throwing strikes here but Peterson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peterson tries to hold on but Heights postures up.
Peterson can't escape the position.
Peterson wants to hold on but Heights pushes him away.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heights wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Heights misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Peterson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: WVT 64: Peterson v Simone     
Date:   Jan 20, 2023
#R1#
Simone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Simone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simone on the side of the head.
Peterson defending well as Simone loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Simone throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Simone misses.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Simone's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simone was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Simone takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peterson looking to slow down the pace here.#T1#
Good body shot from Simone.
Simone can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Simone tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Simone back against the cage.
Peterson takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Peterson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peterson manages to end up in side control.
Peterson wants to control but Simone is keeping him busy.
Simone gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Simone trying to get back to full guard but Peterson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Peterson landing strikes from the mount and Simone is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson working the ground and pound effectively.
Peterson prevents Simone from getting the reversal.#T2#
Simone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Simone regains half guard.
Simone trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Simone's temple.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Simone wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving. #T3#
Peterson keeping full guard, as Simone tries to pass.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simone wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Simone preventing the sweep.
Simone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Simone has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Peterson!
Peterson is squirming around, avoiding Simone's attempts to control the action.
Peterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T4#
Peterson gets back to half guard.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peterson is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Peterson throws a series of punches but Simone moves out of range. #CL2#
Simone gets a clinch.
Simone is trying to pull guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simone swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simone jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Simone is controlling the position.
Simone being controlled against the cage.
Simone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Simone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Simone won't allow it.
Simone blocking some punches.
Simone jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Simone around his waist. Simone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dylan Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Simone.#T1#
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simone blocking some punches.
Simone lands with a light punch inside. #TD#
Peterson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peterson manages to end up in side control.
Peterson lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson is working Simone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Simone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Simone looking for submissions off his back.
Simone has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Simone manages to get to full guard.
Simone keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass. #T2##SUB2#
Simone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simone looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Simone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Simone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Peterson stands up over Simone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Simone keeps moving.
Peterson distracts Simone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3##SUB2#
Simone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peterson is in close to Simone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson is in close to Simone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Simone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Simone working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Simone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simone can't keep his opponent in guard - Peterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Simone's hands, connecting with Simone's forehead.#SUB2#
Simone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Simone trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Simone avoids it well and moves away.
Simone moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Simone lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson's hand.
Simone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simone.
Simone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simone to the mat! Simone manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Simone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Simone looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson is trying to keep Simone in close.
Simone passes Peterson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Simone sits in half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Peterson trying to control here.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Simone is controlling well.
Simone works his way into full mount! #SUB2#
Simone is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Simone extends the arm and Peterson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Simone!
A relieved looking Joey Simone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: WVT 57: Peterson v Mogg     
Date:   Dec 25, 2022
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rees Mogg, which made it look bad.
Rees Mogg throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Rees Mogg avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson slips a jab from Rees Mogg.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Rees Mogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rees Mogg leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
Peterson moves out of range as Rees Mogg strikes.
Rees Mogg defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Rees Mogg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peterson with a body shot.
Rees Mogg misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Rees Mogg is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Rees Mogg throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacob Rees Mogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Rees Mogg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rees Mogg slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a jab. Rees Mogg acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rees Mogg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in Rees Mogg's guard.
Rees Mogg is pulling down on Peterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Peterson, at least for the moment.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rees Mogg has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson is fighting to break Rees Mogg's control of his arms but Rees Mogg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rees Mogg looking to control.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Rees Mogg is keeping the position.
Rees Mogg is controlling Peterson's posture.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rees Mogg trying to control the position.
Rees Mogg seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Rees Mogg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson slips under a jab from Rees Mogg.
Peterson slips a jab from Rees Mogg.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rees Mogg under the eye.
Peterson connects with a body shot.
Rees Mogg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Rees Mogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rees Mogg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rees Mogg tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rees Mogg defends it nicely.#T4#
Rees Mogg misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Rees Mogg moved out of range.
Rees Mogg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rees Mogg throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees Mogg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rees Mogg walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees Mogg.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Rees Mogg is quick to defend against it.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Rees Mogg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rees Mogg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Rees Mogg.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Rees Mogg seems unphased.
Peterson cracks Rees Mogg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rees Mogg can do to turn this around?
Rees Mogg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rees Mogg wants it to stay on the feet.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rees Mogg throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Rees Mogg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rees Mogg throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson throws a body punch but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
Rees Mogg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Rees Mogg ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rees Mogg throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peterson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rees Mogg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rees Mogg working a defensive guard here.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson 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.#T2#
Rees Mogg has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
Peterson is working Rees Mogg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson postures up in Rees Mogg's guard and throws a big left but Rees Mogg blocks it.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Rees Mogg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Rees Mogg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rees Mogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Rees Mogg is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rees Mogg avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Rees Mogg drops his hands momentarily and Peterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rees Mogg throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson lands a nice shot that snaps Rees Mogg's head back.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rees Mogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Rees Mogg moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Rees Mogg cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Rees Mogg throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson jabs Rees Mogg right on the nose. Rees Mogg blinks but takes it well.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rees Mogg's head backwards.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Rees Mogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Rees Mogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Rees Mogg's body.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Rees Mogg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rees Mogg throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Peterson takes a swing at Rees Mogg's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rees Mogg was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
A countering left hand to the body from Rees Mogg misses.
Rees Mogg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Rees Mogg moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Rees Mogg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Rees Mogg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rees Mogg. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rees Mogg momentarily.
Rees Mogg staying out of range there.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rees Mogg throws out the jab.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rees Mogg missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jacob Rees Mogg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rees Mogg misses with a straight left.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rees Mogg circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rees Mogg throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Rees Mogg connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rees Mogg was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice shot that snaps Rees Mogg's head back.
Rees Mogg staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Rees Mogg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rees Mogg scores with a jab.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rees Mogg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rees Mogg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Rees Mogg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rees Mogg throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
Rees Mogg slips under a jab from Peterson.
Rees Mogg ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.#TD#
Peterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rees Mogg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rees Mogg keeps working.
Rees Mogg trying to remain calm as Peterson controls from the top position.#T4#
Rees Mogg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Peterson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rees Mogg trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jacob Rees Mogg spoke after the fight, saying 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.

 
Event: WVT 50: Meat Boy v Narushima     
Date:   Dec 01, 2022
#R1#
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD#
Peterson scores with a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Peterson won't allow Edwards to sweep him here.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson stops Edwards from standing up.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Peterson stands up over Edwards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Peterson 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.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edwards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Edwards wants to control the position but Peterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Edwards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edwards trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Edwards tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg. #T3#
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Edwards trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson wants to take a breather but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards gets back to full guard.
Peterson distracts Edwards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard. #T4#
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
Edwards trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edwards's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edwards uses his free foot to push down on Peterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Peterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Edwards is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a nice body shot.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Peterson blocks a leg kick.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edwards tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edwards to the ground. Edwards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peterson.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Edwards only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards stuffs the takedown.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.#T2#
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Edwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Edwards leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson cracks Edwards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Edwards scores with a jab to the head. #ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Edwards counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Edwards lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Edwards gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Peterson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ife Edwards made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 
Event: WVT 46: Vunipola v Doisneau     
Date:   Nov 11, 2022
#R1#
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma unleashes a big counter combination but Peterson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharma's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sharma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Sharma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peterson sets himself, and Sharma steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Sharma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.#TD#
Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Sharma's guard.
Sharma is pulling down on Peterson's head to control his posture.
Sharma keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass. #T1#
Sharma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Sharma managing to control the position.
Sharma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharma wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharma is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Sharma tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Peterson 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.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Sharma preventing the sweep. #T3#
Peterson wants to control the position but Sharma says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SU2#
Sharma stands up out of the half guard.
Peterson cracks Sharma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Sharma thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sharma tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson with a jab.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharma misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sharma is quick to defend against it.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Sharma gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Sharma is pressed up against the cage. Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sharma down to the mat. Sharma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharma is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Sharma circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Peterson throws the left hand but Sharma avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
Sharma catches Peterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
It seemed like Sharma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Peterson.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharma's head.
A big left from Sharma misses.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sharma is quick to defend against it.
Peterson swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range. #TD#
Peterson scores with a takedown into Sharma's guard.
Sharma is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Peterson dives into side control. #REVB#
Peterson with the ground and pound but Sharma regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sharma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Sharma's temple. #T1#
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Sharma dodges it nicely.
Sharma trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Sharma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sharma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Sharma is blocking nicely. #T2#
Sharma wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson prevents Sharma from improving his position.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharma wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sharma is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Sharma gets back to full guard.
Peterson stands up over Sharma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Sharma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Sharma!#REVB#
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SU2#
Sharma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Peterson slips a straight right by Sharma.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rohith Sharma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sharma sprawls and moves away.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharma finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head. #T4##TD#
Sharma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson postures up in Sharma's guard and throws a big left but Sharma blocks it.
Sharma wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharma wants to control the position but Peterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sharma wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sharma misses with a hook #TD#
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharma won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Peterson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sharma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peterson.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sharma parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sharma to escape.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes.
Sharma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Sharma gets back to half guard.
Peterson prevents Sharma from standing back up.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sharma is looking to escape.
Sharma won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Sharma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Sharma blocks nicely. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peterson postures up in Sharma's guard and throws a big left but Sharma blocks it.
Sharma trying to control the position.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Sharma takes one to the side of the head. #T3#
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Sharma does it's job there.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Sharma.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sharma slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharma! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson cracks Sharma with a good jab.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around?
Peterson 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. #TD#
Peterson shoots in and bounces Sharma off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peterson is in close to Sharma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sharma controlling the position.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4#
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson trying to control but Sharma is working from the bottom.
Sharma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Sharma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sharma working a defensive guard but Peterson manages to pass into side control anyway.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: WVT 42: Maestre v Melondov     
Date:   Oct 28, 2022
#R1#
Hill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hill swinging wildly here.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Hill to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
Peterson continues to stall.#T1#
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill postures up.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
Hill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
My spies in Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) inform me that Hill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Hill has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Hill keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hill has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson is pushing down on Hill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hill is fighting to maintain full guard but Peterson has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson working Hill over with strikes.
Peterson winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson prevents Hill from improving his position.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Hill's head. #T3##SUB2#
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peterson pulls his head out easily.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peterson is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Peterson manages to pass to mount!
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hill's face.
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peterson landing strikes from the mount.
Peterson prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T4#
Peterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hill can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Peterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hill is working to get back to half guard.
Hill wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Hill is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.
Hill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson 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.#R2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peterson.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Hill darts in and clinches Peterson up against the cage.
Peterson pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson won't allow Hill to sweep him here. #T1#
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Hill is looking for a triangle but Peterson pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill looking to control but Peterson passes into half guard. #T2#
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Hill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Hill is rocked!
Peterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson connects with a bit shot that sees Hill covering up! More strikes from Peterson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Peterson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: SYN 931 Dionisy vs. Randleman     
Date:   Oct 05, 2022
#R1#
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Rishkinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rishkinov throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Rishkinov is quick to defend against it.
Rishkinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson scores with the left hand. Rishkinov knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Rishkinov misses its intended target.
Rishkinov misses with a two punch combination. #TD2#
Rishkinov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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. Rishkinov connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.
Peterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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 avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
Peterson is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Rishkinov has control of the leg. #T1#
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Rishkinov is controlling well. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rishkinov is just content to waste time from the top position. Peterson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Peterson looking to control.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rishkinov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rishkinov pushing down on Peterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rishkinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rishkinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson manages to get to full guard.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Rishkinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov advances position into side control!#T4#
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.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson gets back to half guard.
Rishkinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Rishkinov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rishkinov working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Rishkinov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rishkinov off to one side. #TD#
Rishkinov gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Rishkinov has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson pushes down on Rishkinov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rishkinov won't allow it.
Rishkinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Rishkinov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.#SUB2#
Rishkinov has an active guard here but Peterson has managed to pass into half guard.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rishkinov trying to control but Peterson postures up.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Rishkinov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rishkinov is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson 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.
Peterson cracks Rishkinov with a solid left hand.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Peterson passes Rishkinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rishkinov won't allow it.
Rishkinov moves into full guard.
Rishkinov looking to control. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Peterson won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Rishkinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov looking to control but Peterson passes into half guard.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Peterson preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rishkinov wants to hit a sweep here but Peterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rishkinov there!
Rishkinov is in a horrible position here. Peterson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick #TD#
and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Rishkinov's brow.
Peterson trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rishkinov can do to turn this around?
Peterson is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rishkinov wants to control but Peterson passes easily into half guard.
Peterson winds up and cracks Rishkinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rishkinov is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Peterson prevents Rishkinov from improving his position.
Rishkinov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rishkinov trying to control here.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Rishkinov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Rishkinov defends it.
Rishkinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard. #REVB#
Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rishkinov trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Rishkinov is fighting to break Peterson's control of his arms but Peterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rishkinov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov looking to control. #SUB2#
Rishkinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Rishkinov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Peterson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rishkinov.
Peterson has control of an arm but Rishkinov manages to advance to Peterson's back!
Peterson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rishkinov's guard. Nice work there by Peterson. #T4#
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Rishkinov looking to control.
Peterson is working Rishkinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rishkinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peterson passes into half guard.
Rishkinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A very excited looking Dylan Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Serhey Rishkinov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.

 
Event: SYN 925 Pawlik vs. Vice     
Date:   Aug 31, 2022
#R1#
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Serronen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serronen backwards. #BC#
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Serronen on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peterson!
Serronen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Serronen slips a jab from Peterson.
Serronen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#TD#
Serronen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Serronen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Serronen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson is trying to control the position but Serronen postures up.
Serronen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peterson's guard.
Serronen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Serronen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serronen preventing the sweep.
Serronen advances to half guard.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Serronen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serronen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peterson!
Serronen fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson wants to control but Serronen is having none of it.#SUB2#
Serronen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Peterson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Peterson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Serronen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Peterson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Serronen slips an arm under Peterson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Serronen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Serronen is squeezing on Peterson like an anaconda would it's prey. Peterson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aku Serronen!
A very excited looking Aku Serronen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 
Event: SYN 919 Maluga vs. Steve II     
Date:   Aug 03, 2022
#R1#
Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atunes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Atunes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Peterson sizes up Atunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes takes one to the chin there.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Peterson lands.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atunes avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Atunes gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Atunes has wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atunes is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atunes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely. #TD#
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Atunes to the ground. Peterson is now in Atunes's guard.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson 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.#R2#
Peterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atunes stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peterson takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
letting Atunes counter with a right hand. #T1#
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Atunes. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Atunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.
Edison Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson slips a straight right by Atunes.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Atunes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atunes tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body #KD2#
and Atunes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Atunes lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Peterson is rocked!#T3#
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson sizes up Atunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Atunes avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
A nice side step and Atunes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Peterson misses the body punch #KD2#
and Atunes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Peterson! Atunes lets Peterson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.#T4#
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atunes pinned against the cage. Atunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Peterson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Atunes's half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Atunes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson working over Atunes with some ground and pound. Atunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes stuffs the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Atunes misses.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Atunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Atunes sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson misses with a hook.#T1#
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Edison Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes slips a jab from Peterson.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Atunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab. #T2#
Atunes takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Atunes is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Atunes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peterson with a body shot.
Atunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atunes counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Peterson out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Atunes is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes took some time post fight to say the following; 'He will probably die later. '.

 
Event: SYN 914 Maluga vs. Leifsson 3     
Date:   Jul 10, 2022
#R1##TD#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
Peterson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Peterson looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peterson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Peterson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard. #T1#
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Peterson is staying active.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peterson pulls his head out easily.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Diaz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3##SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy. #T4#
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson connects with a jab.
Diaz cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range. #TD#
Peterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Peterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple. #T2##SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz keeping hold of Peterson's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape. #T3#
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.#ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Peterson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Diaz! More shots from Peterson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Frank Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came to hump. This man came to fight. Tonight was not a night for lovers. '.

 
Event: SYN 907 Barrengarry vs. Bangin     
Date:   Jun 18, 2022
#R1#
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peterson checks a leg kick.
Woods defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson checks the leg kick.
Peterson scores with a shot to the body.
Woods slips under a jab from Peterson.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Woods sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Peterson lands a takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woods seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
Woods wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woods works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Woods wants to sweep but no luck.
Woods is pulling down on Peterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Peterson, at least for the moment.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Woods working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Peterson distracts Woods with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson stays in close to Woods's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Woods wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Peterson trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Woods is looking for a triangle but Peterson pushes his legs off easily.
Woods lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Woods on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Woods is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to take a breather but Woods is having none of it.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson working Woods over with strikes.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
Woods takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Peterson cracks Woods with a good jab.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.#TD#
Woods gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Peterson is in close to Woods's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully. #T1#
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Woods has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Woods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T2#
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Woods is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses. #T3##SUB2#
Peterson sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Woods doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Peterson paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Woods - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shaquan Woods!
Shaquan Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: SYN 901 Sector vs. Ko Nachi     
Date:   May 28, 2022
#R1#
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe. #TD#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bissainthe!
Peterson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bissainthe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bissainthe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is keeping the position.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Peterson throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bissainthe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peterson looking to control.
Bissainthe throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Bissainthe slips an elbow through the middle.
Bissainthe stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bissainthe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Bissainthe slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bissainthe throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bissainthe is retaining full guard.
Bissainthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bissainthe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson. #T3#
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bissainthe throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bissainthe in side control, throwing shots but Peterson defends.
Bissainthe throws a strike aimed at the side of Peterson's head but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson is looking to regain half guard here but Bissainthe keeps moving and retains side control.
Bissainthe working the ground and pound.
Peterson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Peterson dives in and grabs Bissainthe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bissainthe pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bissainthe. Peterson shrugs it off though.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Bissainthe. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a big counter head kick but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peterson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bissainthe is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson cracks Bissainthe with a big elbow.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike. #T2#
The referee asks Peterson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Peterson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bissainthe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bissainthe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bissainthe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peterson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bissainthe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Bissainthe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bissainthe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bissainthe dodges the ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson cracks Bissainthe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bissainthe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peterson.
Bissainthe parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bissainthe to escape.
Bissainthe is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Peterson in the domination position with Bissainthe hanging on.#T4#
Peterson wants to control for a moment but Bissainthe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bissainthe is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Bissainthe.
Peterson tries to bum rush Bissainthe with a series of wild strikes but Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bissainthe on the side of the head.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bissainthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the head.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Peterson saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Bissainthe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson. #T1##TD#
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bissainthe keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Peterson won't allow Bissainthe to sweep him here.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bissainthe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3##TD#
Bissainthe tries to sprawl but Peterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson is thwarting Bissainthe's attempts to control the position.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson throwing shots but Bissainthe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson not doing much here. #T4#
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bissainthe keeps working.
Peterson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: SYN 894 Williams vs. Kidd     
Date:   May 01, 2022
#R1#
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Peterson takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nurmagomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peterson is controlling Nurmagomedov's posture.#T1#
Nurmagomedov won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peterson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peterson defends it well.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peterson defends it well.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Nurmagomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peterson shoots for a takedown but Nurmagomedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Peterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson misses with a body shot. #T4#
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and Peterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nurmagomedov's waist but Nurmagomedov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.#TD#
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nurmagomedov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in Nurmagomedov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Nurmagomedov blocks nicely.
Nurmagomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurmagomedov has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
No luck for Peterson with that takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a counter combo.
Peterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmagomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson connects with a body shot.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Nurmagomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T2#
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Peterson swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Nurmagomedov counters with a series of strikes that sends Peterson to the canvas! Nurmagomedov follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Nurmagomedov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurmagomedov preventing the sweep.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving. #T3#
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmagomedov is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
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.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nurmagomedov holds on and takes a little breather.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurmagomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nurmagomedov's head.
Nurmagomedov is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nurmagomedov avoid being mounted?
Peterson is looking to stall here but Nurmagomedov recovers full guard.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a strike but Nurmagomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.#T1#
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov preventing the sweep.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into side control.
Nurmagomedov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nurmagomedov tries to advance to mount but can't. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peterson regains half guard.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Peterson is controlling Nurmagomedov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace. #T3#
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.#TD#
Peterson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nurmagomedov was covering up waiting for the punch and Peterson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving. #T4#
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Nurmagomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
An out of breath Dylan Peterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: SYN 888 Sonni vs. Gustafson     
Date:   Mar 26, 2022
#R1#
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson scores with a jab. Ko Nachi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild body shot.
Ko Nachi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
It seemed like Ko Nachi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ko Nachi! But no joy.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
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 lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
Ko Nachi throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Peterson slips a straight right by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ko Nachi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Ko Nachi flicks out a counter leg kick but Peterson steps away.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Ko Nachi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi lands a head shot.
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
A clash of legs there as Peterson blocks the low kick.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range nicely.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Ko Nachi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ko Nachi as he avoids it easily.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson moves out of range as Ko Nachi throws a body kick.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ko Nachi, which made it look bad.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from Peterson.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range. #T3#
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ko Nachi counters with an outside leg kick.
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Ko Nachi tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ko Nachi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Ko Nachi didn't see that one coming.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ko Nachi.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T4#
Peterson jabs Ko Nachi right on the nose. Ko Nachi blinks but takes it well.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight left.
Peterson throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Ko Nachi missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Ko Nachi is quick to defend against it.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Ko Nachi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ko Nachi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi connects with a solid leg kick.
Ko Nachi 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.
Ko Nachi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko Nachi.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Ko Nachi.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Ko Nachi is quick to defend against it.
Peterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Peterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Ko Nachi shows good takedown defense.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and moves away.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Ko Nachi.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Ko Nachi is quick to defend against it.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Peterson lands an overhand right.
Ko Nachi misses the jab.
Ko Nachi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Ko Nachi scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Ko Nachi moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi jabs Peterson right on the nose. Peterson blinks but takes it well.
Peterson slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ko Nachi circles away.
Ko Nachi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Ko Nachi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ko Nachi scoring well with a low kick there.
Ko Nachi takes one on the button.
Ko Nachi with the inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Peterson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping left.
Ko Nachi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild body shot.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko Nachi.#T2#
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Ko Nachi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peterson if he has to take too many more of those.
Ko Nachi throws a body kick that misses.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterson stops Ko Nachi from standing up. #T3#
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ko Nachi has wrist control.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Ko Nachi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Ko Nachi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ko Nachi trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Ko Nachi avoids it well and moves away.
Ko Nachi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Peterson blocks it well.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Ko Nachi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson throws a hook but Ko Nachi avoids it easily.
Peterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ko Nachi's waist but Ko Nachi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peterson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ko Nachi tries a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson checks a low kick from Ko Nachi.
Peterson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight left. #TD#
Ko Nachi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Ko Nachi pushes Peterson off and gets back to his feet.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Ko Nachi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ko Nachi.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi motions for Peterson to come forward. Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and moves away.
Nice body kick from Ko Nachi.
Peterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ko Nachi defends well and Peterson ends up having to push Ko Nachi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Peterson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ko Nachi can't fight it off and eventually Peterson manages to take the fight to the floor. Ko Nachi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Ko Nachi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Ko Nachi keeps moving. #T2#
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ko Nachi controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko Nachi is retaining full guard.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Ko Nachi keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Ko Nachi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ko Nachi.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Ko Nachi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko Nachi manages to avoid it.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.#T4#
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko Nachi.
A punch lands to the side of Peterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Peterson blocks a leg kick.
Peterson checks a low kick from Ko Nachi.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ko Nachi scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ko Nachi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Ko Nachi settles back down.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ko Nachi lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ko Nachi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ko Nachi tries a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ko Nachi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ko Nachi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
During a confident post fight interview, Rigel Ko Nachi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: SYN 884 MacArthur vs. Bangin     
Date:   Mar 12, 2022
#R1#
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ko Nachi on the side of the head.
Peterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ko Nachi as Peterson shoots in.
Ko Nachi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Ko Nachi cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi is looking to score with low kicks.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ko Nachi enables Peterson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ko Nachi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ko Nachi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson 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.
Ko Nachi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ko Nachi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ko Nachi pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Ko Nachi is keeping the position.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!#REVB#
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ko Nachi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ko Nachi is working away from the top position though.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Ko Nachi trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ko Nachi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ko Nachi's back!
Peterson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Peterson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #SUB#
Ko Nachi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Peterson's arms.
Ko Nachi covering up well under a barage of strikes. #T4#
Ko Nachi is taking damage to the body and head.
Ko Nachi is trying to break free.
Peterson doesn't have the hooks in and Ko Nachi manages to turn into his guard.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson striking off his back but it's not causing Ko Nachi any problems.
Peterson wants to hit a sweep here but Ko Nachi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peterson there!
Ko Nachi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Peterson staying out of range there.
Ko Nachi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson blocks a leg kick.
Ko Nachi leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ko Nachi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ko Nachi thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ko Nachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson lands a jab to Ko Nachi's midsection.#T1#
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ko Nachi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson tries to move into range but Ko Nachi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
Peterson shoots for a takedown but Ko Nachi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That kick from Ko Nachi tenderised Peterson's leg. Peterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a decent looking hook.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi with the inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Peterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD#
Ko Nachi tries to sprawl but Peterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ko Nachi controlling the position for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson prevents Ko Nachi from improving his position.
Ko Nachi is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ko Nachi avoid being mounted?
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Ko Nachi defending well.
Peterson is nestled in close to Ko Nachi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ko Nachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ko Nachi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson throwing shots but Ko Nachi is blocking nicely.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Ko Nachi dodges it nicely.
Ko Nachi manages to get to full guard.
Peterson trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Ko Nachi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ko Nachi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peterson controls the pace.
Peterson is looking to pass into half guard but Ko Nachi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ko Nachi is in guard.#REVB#
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Ko Nachi has passed into half guard.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Ko Nachi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko Nachi.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ko Nachi but Ko Nachi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Peterson misses.
A jab from Peterson finds it's way through Ko Nachi's defenses.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Ko Nachi had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ko Nachi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ko Nachi tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Ko Nachi is quick to defend against it.
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ko Nachi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.#T1#
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick that misses.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ko Nachi lands with a right hand.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ko Nachi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ko Nachi.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko Nachi's elbow.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ko Nachi is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2##BC2#
Ko Nachi breaks the clinch.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
A swing and a miss from Ko Nachi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.#TD#
Peterson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ko Nachi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Ko Nachi is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Ko Nachi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson misses with a left hand
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Ko Nachi as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Ko Nachi. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ko Nachi.
A counter left hand to the body from Peterson misses its target.
Peterson throws a hook but Ko Nachi blocks it.
Ko Nachi slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ko Nachi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Ko Nachi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Good work by Peterson as he checks the leg kick.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ko Nachi swivels and escapes.#T4#
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ko Nachi tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ko Nachi to the ground. Ko Nachi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peterson checks a leg kick.
Ko Nachi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Peterson moved away.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Ko Nachi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peterson doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ko Nachi.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko Nachi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ko Nachi 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 
Event: SYN 878 Peterson vs. Sector II     
Date:   Feb 19, 2022
#R1##TD#
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sector is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Sector is defending well. #SUB#
Peterson is trying to work for a kimura but Sector is defending well.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sector avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sector is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sector is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sector is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
Sector taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Sector is blocking nicely.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson 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.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson stops Sector from getting back to his feet.
Sector keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sector defending well though.
Sector has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sector looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sector is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but Sector is defending the position.
Peterson stops Sector from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sector is trying to stand.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sector tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Sector defending well.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson prevents Sector from standing back up.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Sector is defending against the submission attempts here by Peterson. #ES2#
Sector has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Peterson is on him like a limpet, forcing Sector back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector stops a takedown attempt from Peterson. #T3#
Sector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sector pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sector lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
A shot in the inside from Sector.
A hook to the body from Sector.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sector pushes Peterson off looking to stand but Peterson dives back in and keeps control. #ES2#
Sector has one foot on Peterson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Sector stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sector misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but Sector is quick to defend against it.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sector.#T4#
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sector's head.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sector defends it nicely.
Sector looks to clinch
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Sector sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson has Sector pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sector manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sector lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sector.
Peterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sector is defending well.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sector's head.
Sector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sector.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Sector misses
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson. #CL2#
Sector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Sector keeps him there for the moment.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sector. #BC2#
Sector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector counters with a three punch combo that has Peterson backing up. Peterson nods at Sector to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sector.
Sector swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1##TD#
Peterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sector defending against the ground and pound.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Peterson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Peterson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sector is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T2#
Peterson cracks Sector with a big right hand but Sector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Peterson.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sector on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson in side control, throwing shots but Sector defends.
Sector is pushing Peterson's head away, looking to escape. Peterson manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Peterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Peterson cracks Sector with a big right hand but Sector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sector sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sector is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson trying to control the action but Sector is working from the bottom.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Sector is trying to buck Peterson off.
Sector on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Sector is trying to buck Peterson off.
Peterson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sector will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T4#
Sector is looking to get back to his feet here but Peterson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sector's back.
Peterson cracks Sector with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sector from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
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!
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sector can do to turn this around?
The referee is taking a good look at Sector as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Peterson!
Peterson is landing with strikes from the back.
Sector is trying to stand back up.
Sector takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Sector walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sector counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sector misses the target.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sector moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Sector fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector walks into a jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector is looking to clinch.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Sector moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sector getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Peterson gets tackled into the cage by Sector. Sector maintains the clinch.
Peterson can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Sector breaks the clinch.
Sector lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Peterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peterson is in close to Sector's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2##ES2#
Sector manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Sector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson gets through Sector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sector ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Sector knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sector sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sector slips the punch.
Sector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Peterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sector.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sector connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Sector defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Sector sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T3#
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sector manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sector throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Sector scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with a straight left. #T4#
Sector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sector misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson shoots and misses #CL2#
and Sector counters by moving into the clinch.
Sector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Sector lands a shoulder strike.
Sector misses with some punches.
Summa Sector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sector misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Sector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sector is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Summa Sector really 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.#R4#
Sector scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sector wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Peterson misses its target.
Peterson works Sector's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sector tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in Sector's guard.
Sector wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sector manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sector gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sector tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sector lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Sector scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson lands a head shot.#CL2#
Sector takes the fight into the clinch. #T1##BC#
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sector throws out a powerful jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sector but Sector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sector as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sector throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summa Sector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sector.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.#T2#
Sector throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Sector throws out a powerful jab.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sector!
Sector is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peterson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sector taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson prevents Sector from escaping the position.#T3#
Sector wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is dominant here and he's now got Sector's back!
Sector is taking damage to the body and head.
Sector is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Peterson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Can Sector hold on?! Peterson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Peterson landing with strikes.
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Peterson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but Peterson has full control of the position and if anything, Sector has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Peterson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Peterson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4#
Peterson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sector could be in trouble here!
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a big shot to the side of Sector's head.
Peterson lands shots from the back.
Peterson has Sector flattened out and is raining down punches.
Sector covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Peterson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in! #ROC#Sector is rocked!
Sector trying to get back to his feet but Peterson is in full control for now.
Sector is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Peterson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Peterson.
Sector is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sector is trying to remain composed but Peterson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sector could be in trouble here!
Sector wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson had his way with Summa Sector in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Sector takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sector seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Sector's guard.
Peterson postures up in Sector's guard and throws a big left but Sector blocks it. #ES2#
Sector manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A short right from Sector on the inside.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sector scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector lands with a short shot to the head.
Sector gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sector lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sector.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sector.
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
Sector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sector's elbow.
Peterson tries to break free but Sector pushes him back against the cage.
Peterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sector just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sector misses with some punches. #T2#
Sector lands with a light punch inside.
Sector lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Sector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sector lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Sector breaks from the clinch.
Peterson defending well as Sector loads up on a big left hand.
Sector misses with a body shot.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sector pinned against the cage. Sector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Sector clinches.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector. #T3#
Sector lands a right hand. #TD#
Peterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sector wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES2#
Sector pushes Peterson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Sector waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.#KD2#
Sector lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Sector waves Peterson back to his feet!#ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Sector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sector has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
Good body shot from Sector.
Peterson tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Sector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Peterson with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Sector on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Sector ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Peterson's jaw. Peterson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sector does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Summa Sector!
A very excited looking Summa Sector made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 
Event: SYN 875 Peterson vs. MacArthur     
Date:   Feb 06, 2022
#R1#
Peterson throws out a powerful jab.
MacArthur Ii misses with the combination.
MacArthur Ii connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.
Peterson misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
MacArthur Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacArthur Ii cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacArthur Ii. MacArthur Ii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook
and MacArthur Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacArthur Ii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
MacArthur Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2#
MacArthur Ii drives through and clinches with Peterson against the cage.
MacArthur Ii tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing MacArthur Ii back against the cage.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands. #BC#
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with MacArthur Ii, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes MacArthur Ii against the cage but MacArthur Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacArthur Ii missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacArthur Ii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
MacArthur Ii cracks Peterson with a right hand to the side of 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!
MacArthur Ii scores with a hook to the body. Peterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD#
Peterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

MacArthur Ii pushes Peterson off and gets back to his feet.#T2#
Peterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacArthur Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacArthur Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacArthur Ii throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Peterson checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
Nice jab there from MacArthur Ii. #T3##TD#
Peterson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in MacArthur Ii's half guard.

MacArthur Ii has one foot on Peterson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
MacArthur Ii cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
MacArthur Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
MacArthur Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii cracks Peterson with a good jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.#T4#
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacArthur Ii! But no joy.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Ii slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
Peterson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson cracks MacArthur Ii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from MacArthur Ii misses.
Good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson moves away from the strike by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson scores with a hook.
MacArthur Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus MacArthur Ii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
MacArthur Ii lands a head shot.
MacArthur Ii delivers a nice body kick.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
MacArthur Ii throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacArthur Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
MacArthur Ii lands a slapping body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacArthur Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson slips a straight right by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson tries to counter with a takedown but MacArthur Ii is quick to defend against it.
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!
MacArthur Ii lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacArthur Ii cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.#T1#
MacArthur Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
No luck for Peterson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacArthur Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacArthur Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab from Peterson.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Ii.
Nice sprawl there from MacArthur Ii as Peterson shoots in.#T2#
MacArthur Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from MacArthur Ii misses.
Peterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Ii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peterson if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
MacArthur Ii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacArthur Ii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacArthur Ii controlling the position.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
MacArthur Ii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
MacArthur Ii slips nicely into half guard.
Angus MacArthur Ii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as MacArthur Ii sits in half guard.
MacArthur Ii not doing much here.
Peterson works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacArthur Ii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVR##T4#
MacArthur Ii is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
MacArthur Ii keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacArthur Ii trying to control the position.
MacArthur Ii wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus MacArthur Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacArthur Ii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacArthur Ii swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but MacArthur Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
MacArthur Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacArthur Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii is looking to control Peterson's arms but Peterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacArthur Ii has his back to the cage.
Peterson tries to pull guard but MacArthur Ii forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Peterson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. MacArthur Ii is trying to keep an underhook but Peterson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
MacArthur Ii is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii moves into full guard.
Peterson is working MacArthur Ii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacArthur Ii is controlling Peterson's posture.#T1#
MacArthur Ii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacArthur Ii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
MacArthur Ii wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving. #SUB#
Peterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacArthur Ii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peterson looking to control but MacArthur Ii passes into half guard.
MacArthur Ii prevents Peterson from improving his position.#T2#
MacArthur Ii not doing much here.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
MacArthur Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
MacArthur Ii wants to free his trapped foot but Peterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but MacArthur Ii has control of the leg.
Peterson tries to kick MacArthur Ii off but MacArthur Ii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3#
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
MacArthur Ii wants to take a breather but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing MacArthur Ii from controlling successfully.
MacArthur Ii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peterson slips a straight right by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacArthur Ii wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Peterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging MacArthur Ii to the ground. Peterson is now in MacArthur Ii's guard.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but MacArthur Ii is keeping the position.
Peterson wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacArthur Ii is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
MacArthur Ii seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dylan Peterson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacArthur Ii as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Peterson.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
A jab from MacArthur Ii misses. #T1#
MacArthur Ii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from MacArthur Ii, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson digs a good hook to MacArthur Ii's body.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacArthur Ii dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
MacArthur Ii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacArthur Ii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peterson in his tracks.
MacArthur Ii scores with a body shot.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
MacArthur Ii scores with a head kick. Peterson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but MacArthur Ii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a front kick but Peterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii. #T2#
Peterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
It looked like Peterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
MacArthur Ii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacArthur Ii works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - MacArthur Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
MacArthur Ii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD#
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. MacArthur Ii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in MacArthur Ii's guard.

MacArthur Ii pushes Peterson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacArthur Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
MacArthur Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Jab by Peterson.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii flicks out a counter leg kick but Peterson steps away.
MacArthur Ii missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from MacArthur Ii finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson misses with a takedown
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacArthur Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson moves out of range as MacArthur Ii throws a body kick.
Peterson takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Ii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacArthur Ii's corner calls for a 1-2. MacArthur Ii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacArthur Ii tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacArthur Ii to the ground. MacArthur Ii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacArthur Ii works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus MacArthur Ii dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
MacArthur Ii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range nicely.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacArthur Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and MacArthur Ii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MacArthur Ii with a nice cross.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a solid body kick.
Peterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #TD#
Peterson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacArthur Ii's guard.

MacArthur Ii is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Peterson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Ii lands a body shot.
MacArthur Ii gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#BC#
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Peterson throws a jab when MacArthur Ii was well out of range.
Peterson moves out of range as MacArthur Ii strikes.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - MacArthur Ii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Peterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacArthur Ii sprawls well initially but Peterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacArthur Ii is holding on to half guard well.
MacArthur Ii tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but MacArthur Ii is defending the position.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacArthur Ii is holding on to half guard well.#T2#
Peterson wants to take a breather but MacArthur Ii is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson wants to control but MacArthur Ii is keeping him busy.
MacArthur Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson thows a huge punch but MacArthur Ii dodges it nicely.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacArthur Ii trying to control but Peterson postures up.
MacArthur Ii tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg. #T3#
MacArthur Ii is trying to stand.
Peterson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacArthur Ii regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peterson prevents MacArthur Ii from getting back to his feet.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacArthur Ii managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peterson advances position into side control!#T4#
MacArthur Ii manages to get back to half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but MacArthur Ii blocks nicely.
Peterson cracks MacArthur Ii with a solid left hand.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacArthur Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Peterson.
I think MacArthur Ii 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacArthur Ii!
Angus MacArthur Ii is the new welterweight champion!
Angus MacArthur Ii decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 
Event: C82: Steve vs. Marceau     
Date:   Jan 22, 2022
#R1#
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bobblehead as he avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Bobblehead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bobblehead pinned against the cage. Bobblehead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobblehead scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson cracks Bobblehead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bobblehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bobblehead.
Bobblehead tries to counter with a takedown but Peterson is quick to defend against it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bobblehead scores with a four punch combination!
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Bobblehead slips a jab from Peterson.
A clash of legs there as Peterson blocks the low kick.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Bobblehead saw that one coming.
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bobblehead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Bobblehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Bobblehead saw it coming and moves away.
Bobblehead appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bobblehead misses the shot to the body.
Bobblehead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bobblehead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bobblehead needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Bobblehead is out of range.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bobblehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Bobblehead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bobblehead.
Bobblehead tries to counter with a takedown but Peterson is quick to defend against it.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Bobblehead. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
It appears Bobblehead was looking to counter with a kick there.
Peterson throws out a powerful jab.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Bobblehead.
Peterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bobblehead is looking to improve his position.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Bobblehead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobblehead defending well though.
Bobblehead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Bobblehead is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Bobblehead wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bobblehead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson working over Bobblehead with some ground and pound. Bobblehead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Bobblehead's temple.
Bobblehead regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Bobblehead lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bobblehead stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Peterson trying to keep a closed guard but Bobblehead is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bobblehead.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bobblehead defends it easily.
Bobblehead throwing strikes from guard but Peterson blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bobblehead throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Peterson.#TD2#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
Bobblehead manages to get back to half guard.
Bobblehead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bobblehead is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Bobblehead's temple.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobblehead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobblehead's head. #T1#
Bobblehead has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bobblehead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson is trying to control. Bobblehead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bobblehead makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bobblehead.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson is working Bobblehead over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bobblehead wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Peterson cracks Bobblehead with a solid left hand.
Peterson is in close to Bobblehead's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Peterson trying to control but Bobblehead is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Peterson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bobblehead throws up his legs and catches Peterson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Peterson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bobblehead! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bobby Bobblehead!
An out of breath Bobby Bobblehead thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: SYN 862 Black Christmas     
Date:   Dec 25, 2021
#R1#
Krison with the inside leg kick. #TD2#
Peterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peterson is in Krison's guard.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Krison is retaining full guard.
Peterson advances to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krison wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson is thwarting Krison's attempts to control the position.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Krison's hands, connecting with Krison's forehead.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krison trying to control but Peterson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson prevents Krison from improving his position.
Peterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Krison tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.#T1#
Peterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krison wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson dominating with strikes here.
Peterson cracks Krison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peterson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Krison is looking to improve his position but Peterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson landing strikes from the mount and Krison is in trouble!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Krison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson dominating with strikes here.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Peterson thowing shots but they're missing.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krison's face.
BOOM! Peterson connects with a massive shot to the dome! #ROC2#Krison is rocked!
Peterson lands a big shot to the head and Krison winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: SYN 858 Reinikain vs. Cole 3     
Date:   Dec 11, 2021
#R1#
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Crosby.
Peterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Peterson crashes against the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby wants to control but Peterson postures up.
Crosby wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
Crosby can't do much from the bottom here.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
Peterson cracks Crosby with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crosby is looking for a sweep.
Crosby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
Crosby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Crosby isn't going anywhere.
Peterson 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.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes. #T1#
Peterson working the ground and pound from side control.
Crosby takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crosby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crosby holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Crosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crosby prevents Peterson from moving into mount.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crosby to see if he's OK.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Peterson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Crosby wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
Crosby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peterson landing a few strikes. #ROC#Crosby is rocked!
Peterson cracks Crosby with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Peterson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Crosby is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Peterson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
After winning the bout, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 
Event: SYN 850 Dong vs. Duranto     
Date:   Nov 13, 2021
#R1#
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and MacArthur Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Ii slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii tried to counter with a leg kick but Peterson avoided it.
MacArthur Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson dives in and grabs MacArthur Ii's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacArthur Ii pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
MacArthur Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a hook
and MacArthur Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacArthur Ii defends it nicely.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Ii avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.#TD2#
Peterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Peterson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson prevents MacArthur Ii from improving his position.#T1#
MacArthur Ii wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson wants to control but MacArthur Ii is keeping him busy.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
Peterson is looking to advance position but MacArthur Ii won't allow it.
MacArthur Ii controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but MacArthur Ii is blocking nicely.
MacArthur Ii wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson is looking to advance position but MacArthur Ii won't allow it.
MacArthur Ii trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard.
MacArthur Ii is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
MacArthur Ii has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacArthur Ii defending well though.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MacArthur Ii is trying to control but can't.
Peterson is looking to advance position but MacArthur Ii won't allow it.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through MacArthur Ii's hands, connecting with MacArthur Ii's forehead.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but MacArthur Ii is working away.
Well, if Peterson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
MacArthur Ii wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Peterson there. #T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacArthur Ii controlling the position well.
Peterson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Peterson is working for a kimura but MacArthur Ii is defending it quite comfortably.
Peterson thows a huge punch but MacArthur Ii dodges it nicely.
MacArthur Ii wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
MacArthur Ii gets full guard.
MacArthur Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
MacArthur Ii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peterson.

MacArthur Ii bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
MacArthur Ii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii stuffs the takedown.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like MacArthur Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacArthur Ii seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacArthur Ii connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Peterson tries for a takedown but MacArthur Ii circles away easily
and MacArthur Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from MacArthur Ii misses. #T1#
MacArthur Ii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body kick.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. MacArthur Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson with the counter takedown but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
Peterson digs a good body shot into MacArthur Ii's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from MacArthur Ii. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacArthur Ii throws a low kick but Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson avoids the head kick by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
MacArthur Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a right hand. MacArthur Ii shakes it off.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a front kick but Peterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD2#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for MacArthur Ii!
MacArthur Ii sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacArthur Ii trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii is looking for a sweep. Peterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacArthur Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacArthur Ii is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard. #T3#
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
MacArthur Ii holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
MacArthur Ii regains full guard. Nicely done.
MacArthur Ii keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
MacArthur Ii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
Peterson works over MacArthur Ii with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson won't allow MacArthur Ii to sweep him here.
MacArthur Ii looking to control.
Peterson wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving. #T4#
MacArthur Ii looking to control.
MacArthur Ii pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peterson is in close to MacArthur Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson works over MacArthur Ii with some ground and pound from guard.
MacArthur Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacArthur Ii keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.
MacArthur Ii scores with a shot to the body.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. MacArthur Ii sprawls well.
MacArthur Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacArthur Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook.
Angus MacArthur Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson throws a hook but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but MacArthur Ii shows good takedown defense.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
MacArthur Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacArthur Ii. #T1#
MacArthur Ii lands a slapping body shot.
MacArthur Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
It looked like MacArthur Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body punch but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson misses with a combination
and MacArthur Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacArthur Ii misses with a low kick.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Ii can pounce on him.
MacArthur Ii needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
MacArthur Ii misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson misses with a hook
letting MacArthur Ii counter with a right hand.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Ii thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Peterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in but MacArthur Ii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
MacArthur Ii lands with a good body shot.
Peterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacArthur Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacArthur Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
Peterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peterson.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Peterson digs a good body shot into MacArthur Ii's ribs.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from MacArthur Ii.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but MacArthur Ii shows good takedown defense.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Ii jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacArthur Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A very excited looking Dylan Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 
Event: SYN 843 Krison vs. Peterson     
Date:   Oct 23, 2021
#R1#
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison throws a low kick but Peterson moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Krison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison blocks a jab.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison slips under a jab.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab.
Krison dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peterson is defended easily by Krison.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Krison, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Krison against the cage but Krison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peterson just manages to avoid it.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Krison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Peterson blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison lands a jab.
Peterson misses the jab.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krison as he avoids it easily.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krison backs up against the cage.
A jab from Peterson misses.
As Peterson looks to move away, Krison throws a big counter combo but Peterson just gets out of the way.
A jab from Peterson misses. #T3#
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson checks a low kick from Krison.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krison is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Krison circles away and we're back to standing.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Krison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Krison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#TD2#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into Krison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Krison has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Peterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison is working Peterson over against the cage.#BC2#
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krison tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krison to the ground. Krison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison 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.#R2#
Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #TD2#
Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Krison's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Krison manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Krison didn't see that one coming.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Krison takes one on the button.#T1#
Krison misses with a low kick as Peterson jumps back.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Krison throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Krison should have avoided that one.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Krison moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krison tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson punishes Krison's body with a nice straight punch.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
It looks like Krison has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T2##TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Krison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Krison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Krison slips a jab from Peterson.#T3#
Krison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peterson somewhat.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Krison avoids it with no problem.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krison slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson fails with the takedown
and Krison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krison throws a front kick that sends Peterson stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Krison counters with a nice body shot.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Peterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krison tries to avoid it but Peterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krison to the ground. Krison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Krison lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krison doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Peterson's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Krison avoids it easily.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Krison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Krison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison connects with a leg kick.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krison, which made it look bad.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Krison walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Krison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson jabs at Krison's body.#T4#
Krison throws a nice head kick!
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Krison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Krison.
Krison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krison throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson cracks Krison with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Krison avoids it well.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Krison clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Peterson tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krison is controlling Peterson's posture.
Krison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Krison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Krison is keeping the position.
Krison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR##T1#
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Krison from controlling successfully.
Krison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krison wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Peterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU#
Krison stands and steps away. Peterson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krison avoids it really well and circles away.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T3#
Jab from Peterson.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson lands with a nice combination. Krison backs away looking to recover.
Krison lands with a right hand.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Krison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peterson misses the jab.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee. #T4#
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Peterson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
A low kick lands for Krison.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krison.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Krison counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Krison swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krison scores with a shot to the body.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krison needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee. #T2#
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is fighting to break Krison's control of his arms but Krison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Krison trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krison is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krison is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Krison blocks nicely.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Krison keeps moving.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Krison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Krison!#REVR##T4#
Peterson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krison 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.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Krison.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dylan Peterson.
Well Krison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison retains his welterweight title!
Herb Krison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 
Event: SYN 835 Graves vs. Peterson     
Date:   Sep 25, 2021
#R1#
Graves connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves throws a series of strikes that have Peterson backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Graves takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson lands a jab-cross combination.
Graves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Graves dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the cage.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Peterson wants to break free but Graves has control.
Peterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graves is looking to escape.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graves trying to control but Peterson postures up.
Graves controlling the position for now.#T3#
Graves wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peterson controls the pace.
Peterson won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom. #T4#
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson works over Graves with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Graves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Graves!#REVB##SU2#
Graves decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
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 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Graves dominated that round.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson shoots in but Graves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body. #TD#
Peterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graves quickly recovers to half guard.

Graves has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Peterson is on him like a limpet, forcing Graves back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson wants to take the fight to the mat but Graves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.#T1##TD#
Peterson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Graves's temple.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard. #T2#
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graves is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves looking to control. #T3#
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson is in close to Graves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Graves.#T4#
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Graves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Peterson swings around for an armbar but Graves sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Peterson's guard.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Peterson 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.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Peterson successfully pulls guard. #SU2#
Graves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nick Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graves as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Peterson jabs at Graves's body.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Graves is pushing Peterson's head away, looking to escape. Peterson manages to hold on to the position though.
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
Peterson wants to control but Graves is keeping him busy.
Peterson grinds an elbow into Graves's temple.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes.
Graves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
The ground and pound from Peterson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T2#
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Peterson 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.
Peterson cracks Graves with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Peterson grinds an elbow into Graves's temple.
Graves is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike. #T3#
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Graves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Graves tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Peterson throwing strikes but Graves manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Peterson tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Peterson throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Graves's hands, connecting with Graves's forehead.#T4#
Graves is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
Graves is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Peterson is working for a submission of some sort.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson wants to free his trapped foot but Graves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Graves has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Peterson shoots in but Graves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Peterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves lands a two punch combo.
A left lands for Peterson.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.#TD#
Graves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Graves controlling the position.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Graves has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Graves wants to get up but he can't break Peterson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Graves won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Graves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peterson's guard.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson punching from the bottom.
Graves wants to get up but he can't break Peterson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves wants to stand but Peterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Peterson with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Graves!
Graves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peterson's best efforts.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Peterson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Graves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peterson is keen to just control but Graves is a slippery customer.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
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!#R5#
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graves is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Graves circles away and we're back to standing.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson misses with a hook to the body
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Graves wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Peterson backs off Graves throws a huge counter combo but Peterson manages to avoid it all.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Peterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Graves to regain full guard.
Peterson passes into half guard.
Graves trying to control from the bottom.
Peterson is taking a breather. Graves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T3#
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graves is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graves avoid being mounted?
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nick Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##ES2#
Graves manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Peterson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graves.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Peterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Peterson trying to strike off his back.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck. #SU2#
Graves gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
Graves blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Graves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
After winning the bout, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 
Event: SYN 827 Peterson vs. Sector     
Date:   Aug 28, 2021
#R1#
Sector throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Peterson counters with a single leg into guard. Sector didn't expect that.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Sector is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Sector controlling the pace.
Peterson trying to control but Sector postures up.
Sector is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sector content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Peterson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Sector takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peterson regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Sector is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sector from controlling successfully.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Sector controlling him for the moment.
Sector sitting in guard here, content to control.
I've been told that Sector has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Sector controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Peterson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sector has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC#
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sector pinned against the cage. Sector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peterson with a body shot.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Peterson.
Sector is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sector as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Sector's shoulder, as Sector tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Peterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Sector's head.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sector makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sector.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sector swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sector bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
Sector controlling from the top position.
Peterson controls Sector momentarily but Sector frees himself.
Sector trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sector is one step ahead there.
Sector trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Sector preventing the sweep.
Sector controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4##SU2#
Sector gets to his feet. Peterson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson digs a good hook to Sector's body.
Sector misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice strike.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sector tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sector.
Nice defenses there by Sector.
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Sector moved out of range.
Sector is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sector throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson is looking to counter punch.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sector.#T1#
Sector slips under a jab.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Sector moved away.
Sector looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sector slips under a jab from Peterson.
Sector throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sector can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Sector finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sector throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Sector lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Sector avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sector continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Sector manages to break the clinch.
Sector misses with a looping right.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#T2#
Sector tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Sector is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Sector isn't going anywhere.
Sector is looking for a sweep.
Peterson is chipping away with strikes.
Sector is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Sector takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sector down.
Sector is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Sector takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sector is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Sector manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson stops Sector from getting back to his feet.
Peterson is thwarting Sector's attempts to control the position.
Sector holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sector is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sector holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sector is holding on to half guard well.
Peterson is thwarting Sector's attempts to control the position.
Sector tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg. #T4#
Sector is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sector avoid being mounted?
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Sector's temple.
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Peterson 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.
Peterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sector's head.
Sector is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sector manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sector bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVB#
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sector from controlling successfully.
Sector preventing the sweep.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3##TD#
Peterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sector quickly recovers to half guard.
Sector regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Sector wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sector is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Sector works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sector controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector is continuing to stall.#T1#
Sector's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sector prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.
Sector controlling the pace for now.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sector content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Sector has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Peterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Sector has control of the leg.
Sector not doing much here. #T2#
Sector wants to take a breather but Peterson is having none of it.
Sector prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Sector performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sector prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Peterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Sector is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sector wanted to stand there but Peterson had control of the position. #T3#
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sector from controlling successfully.
Sector is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sector pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sector trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sector slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Sector 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peterson stalks Sector and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sector's face. Sector staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
Nice takedown defense from Sector. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Sector is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Sector avoids nicely.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Sector throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Sector avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sector continues to drive forward.
A short left from Sector.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson wants to take the fight to the mat but Sector manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sector prevents the takedown attempt. #TD#
Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Sector kicks Peterson off and gets back to his feet.
Sector might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed
and Sector counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Summa Sector just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sector.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sector tries to sprawl out of it but Peterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Sector throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sector takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sector slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sector is just out of range.
Peterson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sector counters with a stiff right hand.
Sector leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Peterson feints a jab promting Sector to slip. Peterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sector slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sector tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Sector throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson throwing a counter right hand but Sector manages to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a jab to the body
and Sector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Peterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Sector.#ROC2#Peterson is rocked!#CL2#
Sector fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peterson, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Sector is fighting off a takedown attempt but Peterson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sector to the mat. Sector regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Sector scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sector throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sector was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sector slips a jab from Peterson.#KD2#
Sector feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peterson sprawling to the canvas! Peterson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sector finish him?!
Sector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A punch combination from Sector misses.
Peterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson misses with the combination.
It seemed like Sector was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sector throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sector as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Peterson.#T3#
Sector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summa Sector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Sector counters with a stiff right hand.
Summa Sector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sector walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.#TD#
Peterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sector tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Sector gets back to half guard.
Sector is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Sector wants to get back to full guard.
Sector taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Sector keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sector on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
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!
Sector looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Sector is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson working Sector over with strikes.
Sector taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Sector has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sector wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson working over Sector with some ground and pound. Sector looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sector wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Sector is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Summa Sector will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Sector with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
Sector has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sector's head.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sector manages to avoid it.
Sector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Sector cracks Peterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sector will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Sector throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sector holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Peterson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sector defending against the ground and pound.
Sector is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peterson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sector is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sector avoid being mounted?
Peterson is pressing down on Sector's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sector is holding on for now.
Peterson is nestled in close to Sector, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
Peterson prevents Sector from improving his position.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sector is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sector looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sector tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson is fighting to break Sector's control of his arms but Sector is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sector trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
Peterson distracts Sector with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sector is retaining full guard.
Sector controlling Peterson's posture.
Sector controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Sector has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Sector is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sector is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson distracts Sector with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sector looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sector's head.
Sector wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Sector's brow.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Sector is keeping the position.
Sector manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Sector trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sector controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sector stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sector is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan 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.

 
Event: SYN 819 Dionisy vs. Jones     
Date:   Jul 31, 2021
#R1#
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Divisek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Divisek.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek misses with a knee strike.
Divisek misses with a knee strike.
Peterson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Divisek on the inside. #TD2#
Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Divisek wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Divisek's temple.
Peterson is pressing down on Divisek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Divisek is holding on for now.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Divisek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Divisek dodges it nicely.
Divisek manages to get to full guard. #T1#
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson won't allow Divisek to get back to his feet.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peterson postures up in Divisek's guard and throws a big left but Divisek blocks it.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Divisek keeps moving.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Divisek looking for a sweep. Not yet Divisek, not yet.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T2#
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Peterson prevents Divisek from getting back to his feet.
Peterson stands up over Divisek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Divisek wants to sweep but no luck.
Divisek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Divisek controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Divisek wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Divisek circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Nice shot lands for Divisek.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divisek.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Divisek. #TD2#
Peterson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peterson showed some decent athleticism there.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Divisek's thigh. Divisek counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson working the ground and pound but Divisek is defending the strikes. #T4#
Peterson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Divisek is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Divisek wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
An elbow from Peterson crashes against the mat.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is trying to ground and pound but Divisek uses the momentary lack of control by Peterson to regain half guard.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Divisek wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Divisek as he jumps to the side.
Divisek tries to counter by clinching up but Peterson breaks away and moves out of range.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Divisek tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson throws a counter combo.
Peterson lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Divisek's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD2#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Divisek!
Peterson working the strikes but Divisek uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson wants to advance to full mount but Divisek doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Divisek has wrist control.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson throws a strike but Divisek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T1#
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Divisek postures up.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Divisek stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Divisek is retaining full guard.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson postures up in Divisek's guard and throws a big left but Divisek blocks it.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Divisek is retaining full guard.
Divisek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Divisek has wrist control.
Divisek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Divisek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson throws a strike but Divisek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVB#
Divisek controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Divisek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson postures up in Divisek's guard and throws a big left but Divisek blocks it.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson trying to control but Divisek is working from the bottom.
Peterson postures up in Divisek's guard and throws a big left but Divisek blocks it.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Divisek has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Divisek blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Divisek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Divisek moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Divisek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divisek moves away.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Divisek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
As Peterson tries to get set, Divisek tries to push him back and clinch up but Peterson manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Divisek defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson misses with a combination #CL#
and Divisek moves into the clinch.#T1#
Peterson has Divisek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Divisek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Divisek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson misses the jab.#CL#
Divisek rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Divisek gets underhooks to prevent Peterson's takedown attempt.
Juraj Divisek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Divisek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Divisek tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Divisek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Divisek stops a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Divisek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Divisek.
Divisek prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Juraj Divisek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Divisek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action. #TD2#
Peterson wants the takedown. Divisek is fighting it off but Peterson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Divisek's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson trying to control but Divisek is working from the bottom.
Divisek is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Divisek wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Divisek pulls Peterson in to control the position.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Divisek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Divisek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Divisek keeps moving.
Divisek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Divisek.
Peterson postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson 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.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
Divisek throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Divisek counters by moving into the clinch.
Divisek swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Divisek has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Peterson is on him like a limpet, forcing Divisek back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson goes for a takedown attempt but Divisek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Divisek moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dylan Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Divisek gets caught napping as Peterson dives in and scores a takedown. Divisek manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Divisek manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juraj Divisek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: SYN 808 Whymer vs. Number II     
Date:   Jun 26, 2021
#R1#
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Ko Nachi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ko Nachi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ko Nachi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ko Nachi is trying to improve his position.
Ko Nachi struggling a bit here.
Ko Nachi is trying to buck Peterson off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi wants to control but Peterson postures up.
Ko Nachi is looking to regain half guard here but Peterson keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T1#
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson working away.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ko Nachi is trying to improve his position.
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Ko Nachi parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ko Nachi to escape.
Peterson prevents Ko Nachi from escaping the position.
Ko Nachi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ko Nachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ko Nachi defending against the ground and pound.
Peterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ko Nachi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Zoo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T2#
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ko Nachi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ko Nachi is looking for a sweep.
Ko Nachi parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ko Nachi to escape. #SUB2#
Peterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ko Nachi tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ko Nachi is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ko Nachi's legs. #T3#
Ko Nachi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peterson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ko Nachi is holding on to half guard well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ko Nachi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ko Nachi is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ko Nachi controlling the position for now.
Ko Nachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Ko Nachi is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ko Nachi avoid being mounted?
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ko Nachi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ko Nachi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Ko Nachi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Ko Nachi is looking to improve his position.
Peterson wants to control but Ko Nachi is keeping him busy.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ko Nachi's head.
Ko Nachi is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ko Nachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Peterson.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ko Nachi under the eye.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Ko Nachi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi tried to score with a low kick but Peterson checks it.
Ko Nachi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Peterson.#T1#
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ko Nachi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ko Nachi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ko Nachi counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ko Nachi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peterson lands with a cross.
Peterson lands with a cross.
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 throws a right hand that Ko Nachi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ko Nachi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Ko Nachi throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson throws a body punch but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
A head kick misses from Ko Nachi.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ko Nachi defends it nicely.
Rigel Ko Nachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping left.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Jab by Peterson.
Peterson throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Ko Nachi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ko Nachi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T3#
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ko Nachi checks a leg kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a front kick that sends Peterson stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko Nachi manages to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ko Nachi has time to react.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ko Nachi, which made it look bad.
Peterson scores with a jab. Ko Nachi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Ko Nachi connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ko Nachi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Ko Nachi is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ko Nachi is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Ko Nachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Ko Nachi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Peterson connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ko Nachi backs up against the cage. #TD2#
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson trying to control the position but Ko Nachi is working away.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Ko Nachi dodges the ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peterson working the body and head with strikes.
Ko Nachi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ko Nachi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peterson's best efforts.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Ko Nachi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#T1#
Ko Nachi is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson throwing shots but Ko Nachi is blocking nicely.
Peterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Peterson lands with some strikes.
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ko Nachi's face.
Ko Nachi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peterson lands a big shot there that rocks Ko Nachi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound.
Rigel Ko Nachi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ko Nachi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Ko Nachi is squirming around nicely.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Ko Nachi to control.
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Ko Nachi is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Ko Nachi taking shots to the head.
Ko Nachi can't escape the position. #T3#
Peterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ko Nachi hang on?
Ko Nachi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ko Nachi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peterson trying to control but Ko Nachi is having none of it.
Peterson landing punches.
Ko Nachi wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson misses with a head shot.
Peterson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ko Nachi?
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Ko Nachi is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Ko Nachi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4#
Peterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Peterson looking for a submission but Ko Nachi manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ko Nachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ko Nachi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ko Nachi is striking off his back. Peterson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ko Nachi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ko Nachi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
A victorious Dylan Peterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: ALPHA-1: Thunder Down Under     
Date:   May 15, 2021
#R1#
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice jab there from Morgan. #TD#
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan controlling the position.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Morgan is pulling down on Peterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Peterson, at least for the moment.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan has control of Peterson's left arm, preventing Peterson from doing any damage.
Peterson postures up.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Morgan is pulling down on Peterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Peterson, at least for the moment.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan managing to control the position.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Peterson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peterson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there. #CUT#It looks like Arthur Morgan has been cut.
Peterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peterson landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble! #ROC#Morgan is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Peterson! Morgan is hurt baaadly! Peterson is firing away with more strikes - Morgan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 
Event: SMASH: Rossi vs Peterson     
Date:   Apr 10, 2021
#R1#
Rossi scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson goes for a double leg but Rossi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rossi continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rossi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rossi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peterson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rossi defending against the ground and pound.
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peterson is controlling him well.
Rossi tries to bench press Peterson off him but Peterson keeps the position.
Peterson prevents Rossi from escaping the position.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Peterson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rossi taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.
Rossi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Rossi defending against the ground and pound.
Rossi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peterson asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1#
Peterson working the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Peterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rossi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peterson prevents Rossi from escaping the position.
Peterson is working Rossi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson landing a few strikes.
Peterson working the head with strikes.
Rossi is trying to get back to his feet.
Rossi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
You can see the frustration on Rossi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Rossi is pushing Peterson's head away, looking to escape. Peterson manages to hold on to the position though.
Peterson cracks Rossi with a big right hand but Rossi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rossi wants to control but Peterson postures up.
Rossi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peterson cracks Rossi with a big elbow.
Rossi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peterson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
Rossi is looking for a sweep.
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson trying to control the action but Rossi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson cracks Rossi with a big right hand but Rossi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson tries to move to mount but Rossi blocks the move with his legs.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Peterson drags him back down.#T3#
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson cracks Rossi with a big elbow.
Rossi is trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Rossi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson lands an elbow.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Rossi prevents Peterson from improving position.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rossi is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it. #T4#
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rossi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peterson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rossi taking a bit of punishment here - Peterson scoring with strikes.
Rossi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ES#
Rossi sneaks out the side door and pushes Peterson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Peterson throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Peterson 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.
Peterson darts in looking for a takedown but Rossi gets double underhooks and turns Peterson into the cage.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rossi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rossi is looking to counter punch.
Mario Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mario Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rossi slips under a jab from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rossi.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peterson shoots in but Rossi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson moves forwards but Rossi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rossi defends well and Peterson ends up having to push Rossi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rossi connects with the punch.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Rossi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mario Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Rossi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rossi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
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!
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Peterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Peterson slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rossi. Rossi obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Rossi takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
It looked like Rossi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
Rossi jabs at Peterson's body.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossi's head.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.
Mario Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
That kick from Rossi tenderised Peterson's leg. Peterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rossi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rossi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rossi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Rossi settles back down.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Rossi stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Rossi.
Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson 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.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a shot to the body.
Rossi works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Rossi with a nice cross.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Rossi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Rossi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Rossi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi tried to counter with a leg kick but Peterson avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rossi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rossi jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a slapping leg kick. #TD2#
Peterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Peterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Rossi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Peterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rossi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mario Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Rossi tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Rossi - just one landing.
A big right from Peterson misses. #T2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Rossi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Peterson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Rossi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peterson.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi stuffs the takedown.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
A jab from Rossi does it's job there.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rossi with the inside leg kick.
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson jabs at Rossi's body.
Rossi scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
A quick step to the side and Rossi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Rossi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rossi wants to land a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Rossi's head.
Peterson moves out of range as Rossi throws a body kick.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Peterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Rossi seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Rossi!
Mario Rossi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 
Event: SMASH: Alela vs Pawlik     
Date:   Mar 06, 2021
#R1#
White takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson misses with a hook.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Peterson blocks the body kick. #TD#
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard. #REVB#
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White can't keep his opponent in guard - Peterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Peterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Peterson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson prevents White from improving his position.#T2#
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White is looking to improve his position.
Peterson uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
Peterson landing strikes from the mount.
White regains half guard.#T3#
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
White lands with a few short shots to the body.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
White has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peterson trying to control the pace.
White lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White misses with some strikes from the bottom. #SUB#
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
White wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of White's head. #ROC2#White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
Peterson slips nicely into half guard.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked White! More strikes land and this one is all over! Peterson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
A victorious Dylan Peterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs Peterson     
Date:   Feb 06, 2021
#R1#
Peterson avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Peterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lacplesis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Peterson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC2#
Peterson breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Peterson breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson looks for a takedown but Lacplesis sprawls well.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Peterson with that takedown attempt.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lacplesis throws out a leg kick but Peterson moves out of range and Lacplesis only half commits.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peterson.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Lacplesis does it's job there.#TD2#
Peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lacplesis to the mat! Lacplesis manages to get full guard.
Lacplesis keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Lacplesis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson postures up in Lacplesis's guard and throws a big left but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lacplesis controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Lacplesis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Lacplesis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson postures up in Lacplesis's guard and throws a big left but Lacplesis blocks it.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lacplesis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson throws a strike but Lacplesis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis preventing the sweep.
Peterson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lacplesis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lacplesis preventing the sweep. #T3#
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lacplesis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peterson looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacplesis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lacplesis is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson connects with a right hand. Lacplesis shakes it off.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lacplesis slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lacplesis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lacplesis wants it to stay on the feet.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacplesis is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Lacplesis circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson throws a head kick but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Lacplesis.
Peterson works Lacplesis's body with a nice hook.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lacplesis. That snapped Peterson's head back.
Lacplesis lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Peterson has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Lacplesis.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head but Lacplesis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacplesis connects with a body shot.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
The fighters circling - Lacplesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Lacplesis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacplesis.
Nice sprawl there from Lacplesis as Peterson shoots in.
Lacplesis is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson lands an overhand right.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Humors Lacplesis is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.#T1#
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peterson connects with a jab.
Lacplesis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Lacplesis counters by moving into the clinch.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peterson looking for a takedown.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Peterson jumps guard.
Lacplesis won't allow Peterson to get back to his feet.
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Lacplesis has passed into half guard. #T2#
Peterson punching from the bottom.
Lacplesis controlling the action here.
Peterson trying to control here.
Lacplesis is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Lacplesis preventing the sweep.
Lacplesis tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Lacplesis wants to stand but Peterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lacplesis's guard. #REVB##ES#
Lacplesis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Peterson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis lands a left hand.
Our sources have told us that Lacplesis has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Lacplesis prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lacplesis prevents it.
Peterson looking for a takedown.
Lacplesis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lacplesis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacplesis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
Lacplesis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Humors Lacplesis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lacplesis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
Lacplesis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lacplesis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lacplesis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peterson can turn it around.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Lacplesis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lacplesis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson wants a takedown.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Lacplesis manages to get underhooks.
Peterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lacplesis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Humors Lacplesis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Lacplesis gets underhooks to prevent Peterson's takedown attempt.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lacplesis has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Lacplesis keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Peterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lacplesis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Lacplesis.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Lacplesis has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson is looking to control Lacplesis's arms but Lacplesis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the cage.
Peterson is trying to push Lacplesis away but Lacplesis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peterson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lacplesis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lacplesis connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
Lacplesis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Lacplesis blocks a jab.
Lacplesis with a nice cross.
Peterson tries to bum rush Lacplesis with a series of wild strikes but Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacplesis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lacplesis cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lacplesis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacplesis, as that shot connected.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lacplesis avoids it really well and circles away.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacplesis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lacplesis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacplesis sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lacplesis is looking to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Lacplesis has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD2#
Peterson has hold of one of Lacplesis's legs. Lacplesis is fighting the takedown attempt but Peterson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lacplesis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Lacplesis blocks nicely.
Lacplesis pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Dylan Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacplesis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
During a confident post fight interview, Humors Lacplesis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs Trump     
Date:   Jan 16, 2021
#R1#
Cup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Peterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cup manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Cup pushes Peterson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
Peterson throwing a counter right hand but Cup manages to avoid it.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Cup.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson throws a big counter combination but Cup scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cup is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cup is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Peterson misses with a head shot. Cup uses the momentum to regain guard. #T1#
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses. Cup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peterson's guard. Nice move by Cup!#REVB#
Peterson wants to sweep here but Cup controlling him for the moment.
Cup tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cup postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Cup from controlling successfully.
Cup slips nicely into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Cup is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson tries to roll over but Cup keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Cup is looking for a kimura here.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Cup sits in half guard.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Cup is controlling well.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cup's guard. #REVR#
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Cup told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Cup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cup is trying to control. Peterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Cup has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Cup is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peterson sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Peterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cup prevents Peterson from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Blue Cup will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cup works over Peterson's head and body with a nice combination.
Cup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cup. Cup gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
Peterson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cup to see if he's OK.
Peterson throws an elbow but Cup slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cup is looking for a sweep.
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 lands some shots froms side control.#CUT#It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Peterson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#T1#
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Cup controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cup pushes Peterson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Peterson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cup managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
Peterson with the ground and pound but Cup regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cup with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cup is staying active underneath Peterson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cup on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Cup is rocked!
Cup is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Cup is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson lands a big elbow - Cup is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Peterson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Blue Cup was interviewed post fight and said 'That wasn't fun.'.

 
Event: SMASH: Dionsy vs Rautio     
Date:   Dec 26, 2020
#R1#
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McDonald back to the cage. Peterson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#It looks like David McDonald has been cut.
McDonald leaves Peterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
McDonald tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peterson misses with a combination #TD2#
and McDonald counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
McDonald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McDonald working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson wants to control but McDonald postures up.#SUB2#
McDonald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1#
Peterson wants to control but McDonald postures up.#SUB2#
McDonald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McDonald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
McDonald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Peterson is trying to work for a sweep but McDonald has mounted him!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonald.
Peterson regains half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Peterson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
McDonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
McDonald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDonald.
McDonald wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position. #T3#
Peterson wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
Peterson tries to kick McDonald off but McDonald keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head. #SUB2#
McDonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Peterson's hands, connecting with Peterson's forehead.#SUB2#
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peterson has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
McDonald is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peterson is just riding it out for now. McDonald eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
McDonald throws a strike but Peterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Peterson has his foot on McDonald's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonald works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Peterson feints and as McDonald raises his hands in defense, Peterson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peterson is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peterson works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald's head.#SUB2#
McDonald 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.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
McDonald has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald's head.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
McDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
McDonald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully. #T2#
McDonald has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
McDonald is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
McDonald has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peterson landing with the ground and pound. #ROC#McDonald is rocked!
Peterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McDonald is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
McDonald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.#T3##SUB2#
McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
McDonald is looking for a triangle here but Peterson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Peterson cracks McDonald with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Peterson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! McDonald is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Peterson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: CEC 701     
Date:   Nov 21, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Voronov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronov manages to avoid it.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voronov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson jabs Voronov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Voronov instigates a clinch.
A short right from Voronov on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Voronov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Voronov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson gets through Voronov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD2#
Peterson wants the takedown. Voronov is fighting it off but Peterson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Voronov's guard against the cage.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Peterson prevents Voronov from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voronov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voronov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Voronov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson stops Voronov from standing up.
Peterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voronov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voronov keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Voronov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Voronov stands up from Peterson's guard - Voronov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yuri Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Voronov circles away easily
and Voronov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voronov doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away. #T3#
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Peterson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voronov on his heels. He'll look to pass Voronov's guard now, I'm sure.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Voronov has wrist control.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Voronov blocks nicely.
Voronov keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Voronov wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson trying to control but Voronov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson postures up in Voronov's guard and throws a big left but Voronov blocks it.
Peterson prevents Voronov from getting back to his feet.
Voronov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Voronov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Voronov's ribs.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Voronov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Voronov closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson trying to advance position but Voronov counters by regaining guard.
Voronov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES#
Voronov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Voronov wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson throws a strike aimed at the side of Voronov's head but Voronov avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Voronov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Voronov is avoiding damage well.
Voronov regains half guard, as Peterson was trying to land strikes.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voronov's head. #T1##ES#
Voronov kicks off Peterson and gets to his feet.
Voronov takes one to the chin there.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Voronov drives through and clinches with Peterson against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Voronov.
Voronov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson is looking for a takedown.
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 wants a takedown but no success here.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Voronov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Voronov stops a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Voronov has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Voronov has the dominant position.
Voronov tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Voronov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voronov digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Voronov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Voronov.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Voronov has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronov scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Voronov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Voronov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Voronov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Voronov rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Voronov.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Voronov clinches.
Voronov scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head. #T3#
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is trying to push Voronov away but Voronov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Voronov.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Voronov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Voronov pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peterson's defenses.
Voronov lands a left hand.
Voronov lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Voronov.
Voronov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Voronov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
Peterson jumps guard but Voronov stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peterson wants a takedown.
Voronov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Voronov tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson jumps guard but Voronov stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voronov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronov finish him?
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Voronov - that landed with a thud.
Yuri Voronov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Voronov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Voronov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Voronov's head but Voronov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Voronov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Voronov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voronov lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Voronov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson fails with the takedown.#T1##CL#
Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Voronov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Voronov misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Voronov. #CUT#It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Peterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Voronov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peterson can turn it around.#BC2#
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peterson takes a swing at Voronov's ribcage but misses.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Voronov takes the fight into the clinch.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Voronov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voronov lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Voronov lands a shot to the body.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Voronov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronov walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Voronov rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voronov tries to clinch up.#KD#
Voronov sends Peterson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Voronov is motioning to the referee to let Peterson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CL#
Voronov clinches.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Peterson tries a body shot but Voronov blocks it.
Voronov is leaning against Peterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronov walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #KD#
Voronov lands a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! Voronov stays standing though and waves Peterson back to his feet!
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronov tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Voronov. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
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!
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Voronov misses its intended target.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Voronov is out of range.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but Voronov moved away.
Voronov lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.#CL#
Voronov pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronov on the side of the head.
Voronov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Voronov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voronov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Voronov keeps him there for the moment.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Voronov.
Voronov pushes Peterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Voronov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voronov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 
Event: CEC 697     
Date:   Oct 24, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Hooper sprawls well.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hooper throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson slips a straight right by Hooper.
A countering left hand to the body from Peterson misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
Hooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson defending well as Hooper loads up on a big left hand.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson throws the left hand but Hooper avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson. #T1#
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson cracks Hooper with a good jab.
Nice shot by Hooper.
Nice uppercut there from Hooper.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hooper's head backwards.
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Hooper saw that one coming.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hooper somewhat.
Peterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Troy Hooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Hooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Hooper.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
Peterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peterson lands a two punch combo.
Hooper misses with a straight right.
Hooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD#
Hooper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Peterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hooper seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
Hooper trying to control the position.
Hooper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hooper looking to control. #T4#
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Hooper. #TD2#
Peterson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hooper's guard.
Hooper has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
Hooper wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Hooper is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Hooper keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Hooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR#
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.#T1#
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hooper lands a couple of digs.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Peterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hooper defends it easily.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Hooper is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hooper distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson is looking to sweep but instead, Hooper has passed into half guard.
Peterson is looking to improve his position.
Hooper is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peterson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #T3#
Peterson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson striking from the bottom.
Hooper is nestled in close to Peterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Hooper connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Hooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peterson gets full guard.
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hooper prevents Peterson from standing back up.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Hooper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson manages to get to full guard.
Hooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Hooper is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hooper manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson 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.

Troy Hooper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hooper enables Peterson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hooper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hooper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hooper preventing the sweep.
Hooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Hooper chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom. #T1#
Hooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Hooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Hooper is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hooper prevents Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Hooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Troy Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Hooper controlling him for the moment.
Hooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Hooper preventing the sweep.
Hooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hooper is standing up over Peterson. Peterson looks to escape but Hooper dives into side control.
Peterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hooper landing a few strikes.
Hooper cracks Peterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper working the ground and pound from side control.
Hooper working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Hooper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hooper lands some shots froms side control.
Hooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Hooper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hooper's back!
Hooper looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Peterson misses with a punch to the head.
Hooper tries to break free.
Peterson struggling to land strikes to the head as Hooper covers up.
Hooper is taking damage to the body and head.
Hooper covers up after that shot from Peterson.
Hooper grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper avoids the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson is landing with strikes from the back.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hooper trying to control the action but Peterson just sinks the hooks in.
Peterson misses with an elbow to the head.
Peterson is hanging on to Hooper's back as he tries to escape.
Peterson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hooper hold on?
Hooper is really stuck here.
Peterson tries to keep control of the position but Hooper is staying busy.
Peterson keeps control of the position as Hooper tries to break free.
Hooper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Hooper.
I think Hooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dylan Peterson!
After winning the bout, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 
Event: JAG Steele vs Roach     
Date:   Jun 20, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Peterson misses.
Dramicanin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Natty Vincere in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Dramicanin dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Dramicanin ducks down to avoid it.
Dramicanin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Peterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dramicanin!
Peterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dramicanin is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dramicanin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson landing strikes.
Peterson throws a strike aimed at the side of Dramicanin's head but Dramicanin avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dramicanin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peterson off and has taken his back!
Peterson tries to roll but Dramicanin sticks to his back.
Peterson is trying to stand back up.
Peterson tries to roll but Dramicanin sticks to his back. #SUB#
Dramicanin looking to break Peterson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Peterson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dramicanin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Dramicanin working for a choke but Peterson is defending well.
Peterson prevents Dramicanin from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Peterson fending off the submission attempt from Dramicanin. #SUB#
Dramicanin tightening his grip on Peterson, looking for the choke. #T2#
Peterson is really stuck here. #SUB#
Dramicanin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Peterson showing good submission defense here. #SUB#
Dramicanin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Peterson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is in bad spot here. #T3##SUB#
Peterson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dramicanin gets his way!
Peterson is in bad spot here. #SUB#
Peterson is trying to defend against the choke here but Dramicanin has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Dramicanin Tightens the hold and Peterson taps out furiously! Dramicanin displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dorde Dramicanin!
Dorde Dramicanin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Groove Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 
Event: JAG Gladitorius Maximus IV     
Date:   Jun 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaos as he avoids it easily.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Chaos misses with a straight right.
A combination from Chaos does no damage.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Chaos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB#
Chaos working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily. #SUB#
Chaos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.
Peterson stands up over Chaos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Chaos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Chaos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chaos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chaos trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson is trying to control but can't.
Peterson is pressing down on Chaos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos is pushing down on Peterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Chaos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peterson is pressing down on Chaos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peterson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Chaos trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Chaos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chaos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Peterson wants to hit a sweep here but Chaos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peterson there!
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Chaos has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos breaks from Peterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Chaos has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Chaos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterson looks a forlorn figure.
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chaos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chaos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chaos tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
Peterson can't escape the position.
Chaos with a couple of short strikes.
Chaos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chaos scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there. #ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos connects with a bit shot that sees Peterson covering up! More strikes from Chaos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chaos is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Chaos!
Max Chaos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 
Event: JAG Plus     
Date:   May 09, 2020
#R1#
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson tries to bum rush Kurri with a series of wild strikes but Kurri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peterson takes a swing at Kurri's ribcage but misses.
Kurri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson. #TD#
Kurri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peterson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kurri wants to take Peterson's back but he can't do it this time.
Kurri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
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!
Kurri with a couple of short strikes.
Kurri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Peterson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kurri.
Peterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
Kurri 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.#T1#
Nice strikes from Kurri there.
Kurri working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Kurri is looking for a kimura here.
Peterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson has hold of Kurri's hands but Kurri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurri's back!
Peterson controlling well, preventing Kurri from escaping the position.
Kurri covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kurri staying busy and making it hard for Peterson to control. #T2#
Peterson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kurri to escape the position.
Peterson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Peterson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Peterson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Peterson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurri moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson cracks Kurri with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Peterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kurri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kurri is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peterson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Kurri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kurri tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg. #T3#
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurri is holding on to half guard well.
Kurri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Kurri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurri.
Kurri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurri keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson won't allow Kurri to sweep him here.
Kurri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurri tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peterson is working Kurri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Kurri is adopting a defensive guard.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson postures up in Kurri's guard and throws a big left but Kurri blocks it.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson is in close to Kurri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurri keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Kurri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson cracks Kurri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kurri throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurri was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Kurri saw that one coming.#TD2#
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
Kurri can't do much from the bottom here.
Peterson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kurri to see if he's OK.
Kurri tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Kurri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson working the ground and pound from side control.#T1#
Kurri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurri manages to get to full guard.
Peterson is working Kurri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kurri passes into half guard.
Peterson is looking to escape.
Peterson tries to roll over but Kurri keeps him under control.
Kurri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Kurri is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurri frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kurri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Kurri has a good base and remains in mount.
Kurri lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peterson hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kurri landing punches.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.
Kurri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
Kurri punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3##SUB#
Kurri working for a submission but Peterson is keeping him at bay.
Kurri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterson?
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kurri lands a nice shot to the head.
Peterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Kurri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kurri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #SUB#
Kurri is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peterson is surviving well by controlling Kurri's body position as best he can.
Peterson is working to get back to half guard. #T4#
Kurri cracks Peterson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kurri prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.
Kurri is landing with some decent strikes but Peterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kurri is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kurri fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Kurri.#SUB#
Kurri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatu Kurri dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurri.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurri looks for a takedown but Peterson sprawls well.#TD2#
Peterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Kurri's guard.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurri is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Kurri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB#
Kurri wants to work for an arm triangle but Peterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kurri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peterson trying to strike off his back.
Kurri looking to sit in guard and control but Peterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kurri pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurri is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson is working Kurri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Kurri is keeping the position.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Kurri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR#
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Kurri from controlling successfully.
Kurri is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Kurri drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peterson! #REVB##SUB2#
Peterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kurri regains half guard.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peterson lands a nice short elbow.
Kurri is trying to control but can't. #T3#
Kurri is looking to improve his position.
Peterson is looking to stall here but Kurri recovers full guard.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurri seems keen to control Peterson's posture.
Peterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson misses with the ground and pound.
Peterson cracks Kurri with a big elbow. #T4#
Kurri tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Kurri wants to control but Peterson postures up.
Peterson looks up at the clock and then as Kurri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peterson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kurri taking a bit of punishment here - Peterson scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Peterson crashes against the mat.
Peterson landing strikes.
Kurri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurri's back!
Peterson gets his hands free as Kurri looks to control.
Peterson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Peterson is trying to stick to Kurri's back but Kurri is turning into Peterson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Peterson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kurri.
Kurri tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Peterson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kurri has passed into half guard!
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Kurri is working for a kimura but Peterson is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peterson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan 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.
Tatu Kurri was interviewed post fight and said 'ggwp'.

 
Event: JAG Evolution     
Date:   Apr 11, 2020
#R1#
Boxaaja misses with a looping right.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Boxaaja follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boxaaja throws a low kick, looking for Peterson's leg but Peterson calmly moves out of range.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxaaja misses the shot to the body.
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxaaja misses with a looping right.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Boxaaja avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peterson throws a hook but Boxaaja avoids it easily.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxaaja misses the shot to the body.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Boxaaja's head but Boxaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Peterson.#TD2#
Boxaaja shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peterson is trying to defend but Boxaaja finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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 tries to roll over but Boxaaja keeps him under control.#T1#
Peterson is trying to stand.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Boxaaja is controlling well.
Peterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boxaaja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boxaaja's back!
Boxaaja takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Peterson avoiding Boxaaja 's attempts to control his hands.
Peterson is landing with strikes. Boxaaja can't take much more of this.
Peterson has Boxaaja flattened out and is raining down punches.
Peterson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Peterson struggling to land strikes to the head as Boxaaja covers up.
I really don't envy Boxaaja right now.
Boxaaja grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #T2#
Peterson punishes Boxaaja with strikes from the back mount. #ROC#
Boxaaja is rocked!
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 scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Boxaaja is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
An out of breath Dylan Peterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: BFF 80: TWIN CROWN FINALS     
Date:   Aug 17, 2019
#R1#
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickal misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickal.
Peterson throws a chopping leg kick but Nickal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickal on the side of the head.
Peterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Nickal tries to counter it with a takedown but Peterson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickal.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Nickal misses.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Nickal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Nickal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nickal.
Nickal is standing up over Peterson. Peterson looks to escape but Nickal dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1##REVR#
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal is chipping away with strikes.
Peterson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nickal's best efforts.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal moves into full mount! Peterson won't be happy about that!
Peterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nickal lands with some strikes.#T2#
Nickal raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Nickal looking for a guillotine from mount but Peterson is having none of it.
Nickal looking to control but Peterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
Nickal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #T3#
Nickal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peterson hang on?
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Nickal lands with some strikes.
Nickal landing strikes from the mount.
Peterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Nickal sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Peterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Nickal. #T4#
Nickal working Peterson over with strikes.
Nickal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Nickal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nickal. #T5#
Nickal lands with a punch from half guard.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Nickal wants to work for an arm triangle but Peterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
Nickal throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Peterson to regain full guard.
Peterson looking to control.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nickal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T6#
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Nickal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Nickal looking to control.
Nickal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nickal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peterson trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peterson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T7#
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Nickal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nickal wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nickal pushes down on Peterson's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Nickal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nickal trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom. #T8#
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nickal lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nickal has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nickal pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Peterson is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nickal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bo Nickal!
An out of breath Bo Nickal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: BFF 74: Nti vs. Coleman     
Date:   Jun 08, 2019
#R1#
Peterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Steele cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peterson's face.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Steele has him pressed against the ropes.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Steele digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Peterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Steele. #T1#
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Steele.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson trying to stall but Steele improves his position.
Peterson wants a takedown.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Steele forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.#T2#
Peterson prevents a body shot from Steele.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Peterson can't break the clinch.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Steele.
Peterson tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the ropes.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele looks to clinch #TD2#
and Peterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.#SUB#
Steele looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
Steele is controlling Peterson's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T3#
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Peterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Steele working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson postures up and lands a big shot to Steele's brow.
Steele seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T4#
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peterson is fighting to break Steele's control of his arms but Steele is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T5#
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peterson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Peterson trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steele's head.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Steele controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Steele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T6#
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson cracks Steele with a big elbow.
Steele tries to improve position but can't.
Peterson wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steele to see if he's OK.
Steele is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Steele on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steele tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Steele with the active half guard here but Peterson passes nicely into side control.#T7#
Steele sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steele is trying to control but can't.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Steele is working away.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterson. #SUB2#
Peterson is looking for a kimura but Steele is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
Steele is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T8#
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard. #REVR#
Steele trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Steele won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Steele is keeping the position.#T9#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard. #REVR#
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Steele trying to control the position. #SUB#
Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dylan Peterson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele with a jab.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Peterson's head and hops out.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Steele closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the ropes.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Steele is controlling the position.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele presses Peterson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#T1#
Peterson throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steele is pressing down on Peterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
Steele is trying to keep Peterson in close.
Steele has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dylan Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Steele working a defensive guard here.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Peterson wants to hit a switch here but Steele passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peterson there!
Peterson is working to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Steele looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T3#
Steele tries to control but Peterson wriggling away.
Peterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Steele looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele looking to control but Peterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Steele is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peterson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steele. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
Peterson tries to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
Peterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Peterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Steele tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.#T5#
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Steele thowing shots but they're missing.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Steele throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson can't escape the position. #SUB#
Steele is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Peterson is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stanley Steele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 
Event: BFF 69: Badass vs. Nordon     
Date:   Apr 27, 2019
#R1#
Rossi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Rossi lands.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
As Peterson backs off Rossi throws a huge counter combo but Peterson manages to avoid it all.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rossi swivels and escapes.
Peterson shoots for a takedown but Rossi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peterson has time to react.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.#TD#
Peterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rossi sprawls well initially but Peterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rossi wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Peterson trying to pass the guard but Rossi defending well.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rossi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peterson throwing shots but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Rossi is working away.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rossi won't allow it. #SUB#
Peterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rossi is trying to control but can't.
Rossi is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Peterson thows a huge punch but Rossi dodges it nicely.
Rossi is trying to stand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Rossi's temple.
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peterson throwing shots but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Rossi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Peterson working Rossi over with strikes.
Rossi pushes Peterson off looking to stand but Peterson dives back in and keeps control.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossi defending well though.
Rossi looks like he's trying to stand up. #T3#
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Rossi's temple.
Rossi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson stops Rossi from getting back to his feet.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but Rossi is defending the position.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Rossi pushes Peterson off looking to stand but Peterson dives back in and keeps control.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peterson working Rossi over with strikes.
Rossi looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB#
Peterson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T4#
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rossi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rossi pushes Peterson off looking to stand but Peterson dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossi defending well though.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Peterson winds up and cracks Rossi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Rossi tries to kick Peterson off but Peterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson with the ground and pound but Rossi uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T5#
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Peterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Peterson stops Rossi from standing up.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Peterson won't allow Rossi to sweep him here.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Peterson is working Rossi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T6#
Peterson stands up over Rossi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rossi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peterson distracts Rossi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson won't allow Rossi to sweep him here.
Rossi wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rossi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rossi is keeping the position for now. #T7#
Peterson advances to half guard.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson stops Rossi from getting back to his feet.
Peterson is thwarting Rossi's attempts to control the position.
Peterson winds up and cracks Rossi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peterson winds up and cracks Rossi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson is pressing down on Rossi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rossi is holding on for now.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson trying to advance position but Rossi counters by regaining guard.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rossi's head.#T8#
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rossi wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Rossi wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson lands a couple of elbows.
Peterson trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom. #T9#
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rossi has wrist control.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Rossi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rossi being controlled here, momentarily.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Peterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rossi wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R2#
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rossi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peterson somewhat.#TD#
Peterson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rossi did well to prevent Peterson getting side control.
Peterson throwing shots but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Rossi dodges it nicely.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rossi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson working Rossi over with strikes. #T1#
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rossi won't allow it.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Rossi dodges it nicely.
Peterson stops Rossi from getting back to his feet.
Dylan Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rossi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossi defending well though.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Rossi is trying to stand.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but Rossi is defending the position. #T2#
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Rossi's hands, connecting with Rossi's forehead.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rossi defending well though.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Rossi's hands, connecting with Rossi's forehead.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peterson.
Peterson not doing much here.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#
Rossi is rocked!#T3#
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rossi is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
Rossi seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson is nestled in close to Rossi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peterson controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Rossi is out! Peterson gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
A relieved looking Dylan Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: BFF 63: Hill vs. Inuzuka III     
Date:   Mar 16, 2019
#R1#
Takahashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Takahashi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Peterson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Peterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahashi but Takahashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Takahashi wants to clinch.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi slips a straight right by Peterson.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takahashi tries a quick counter leg kick but Peterson is wise to it.
Peterson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Takahashi, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##CL2#
Peterson gets tackled into the ropes by Takahashi. Takahashi maintains the clinch.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi taking a breather.
Peterson is trying to push Takahashi away but Takahashi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson tries to break free but Takahashi pushes him back against the ropes.
Peterson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takahashi is defending well.
Peterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Takahashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takahashi digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Peterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Takahashi uses from the top position.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Takahashi controlling him for the moment.
Takahashi tries to stand but Peterson is controlling from the bottom. #T2##SU2#
Takahashi stands up and waves to Peterson to follow him.
Peterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takahashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takahashi in his tracks.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Takahashi, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Takahashi against the ropes but Takahashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peterson is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Takahashi counters with a head kick.
Takahashi misses with a two punch combination.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Peterson there.#T3##TD#
Peterson scores with a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peterson cracks Takahashi with a solid left hand.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Takahashi has wrist control.
Takahashi wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson pushing down on Takahashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Peterson is looking for a kimura but Takahashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Takahashi is trying to stand back up but Peterson is controlling him
Peterson winds up and cracks Takahashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Peterson is nestled in close to Takahashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson throws a strike but Takahashi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson stands up over Takahashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Takahashi wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC#
Takahashi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson advances position into side control!
Takahashi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
A big shot lands for Peterson! That's hurt Takahashi! Will he recover? Peterson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
A relieved looking Dylan Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: BFF 59: Kilpatrick vs. Schaub     
Date:   Feb 23, 2019
#R1#
Mack stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Peterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Mack gets caught napping as Peterson dives in and scores a takedown. Mack manages to retain guard.
Mack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Mack is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mack some visible discomfort.
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!
Mack tries to bench press Peterson off him but Peterson keeps the position.
Peterson working the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Peterson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mack is defending well.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mack some visible discomfort. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Mack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Mack is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mack is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson scoring with punches from side control. #T2#
Mack takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Peterson moves into full mount!
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Peterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Peterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Mack is rocked!#SUB2#
Peterson looking to secure an arm triangle but Mack defends it well.
Oh Mack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson lands a couple of good shots and Mack has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Peterson scoring with big shots to the body. Mack is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Mack was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan 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.

 
Event: BFF 56: Maeda vs. Yakolev     
Date:   Feb 02, 2019
#R1##TD2#
Peterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rossi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rossi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Peterson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rossi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rossi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rossi wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Rossi controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Peterson works over Rossi with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Rossi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Rossi prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.
Rossi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peterson is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peterson tries to reverse the position but Rossi maintains control.
Peterson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rossi blocks Peterson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Rossi is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Peterson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Peterson won't allow Rossi to get back to his feet.
Peterson cracks Rossi with a solid left hand.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Rossi trying to control the position.
Peterson throws a strike but Rossi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rossi is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Peterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rossi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rossi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rossi wanted to stand there but Peterson had control of the position.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rossi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson has a closed guard, preventing Rossi from standing up. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rossi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
Peterson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Peterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T5#
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson shoots in and drives through. Rossi sprawls well.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Peterson scores with a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rossi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson postures up.
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rossi wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T6#
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rossi has wrist control.
Peterson is working Rossi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson works over Rossi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Peterson isn't so interested in that idea. #T7#
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rossi's head.
Peterson is in close to Rossi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rossi trying to control the position.
Peterson stops Rossi from standing up.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rossi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterson throws a strike but Rossi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rossi won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T8##SUB2#
Peterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peterson is in close to Rossi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rossi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Peterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T9#
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Rossi trying to control the position.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Rossi has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Rossi wants to stand up but Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson stands up over Rossi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Rossi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R2#
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Rossi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson prevents Rossi from standing back up.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson works his way into full mount! #T1#
Peterson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peterson lands a heavy elbow.
Peterson is in the full mount, landing strikes. #ROC2#
Rossi is rocked!
Peterson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rossi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rossi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
A relieved looking Dylan Peterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 
Event: MMAHelsinki - 20     
Date:   Nov 09, 2018
#R1#
Jacks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Jacks knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacks backs up against the cage.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
A big right from Jacks misses.
And Peterson tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jacks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Jacks moves out of range of the leg kick from Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacks misses with a hook.
Jacks lands with a nice body punch.
Jacks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacks.
Jacks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacks lands with an overhand left.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Jacks avoids it well.
Peterson throws a head kick but Jacks moves out of range. #TD2#
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T1#
Jacks is looking to improve his position.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Jacks's temple.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Jacks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC2#
Jacks is rocked!
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Jacks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson scores with a big shot! Jacks's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jacks! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 
Event: MMAHelsinki - 14     
Date:   Oct 06, 2018
#R1##TD#
Peterson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in William's guard.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
William is trying to keep Peterson in close.
William looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson pushing down on William's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
William on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
William is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC#
William is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson works his way into side control.
The referee asks Peterson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Peterson prefers to stall for the moment though.#T1#
Peterson advances to mount.
Peterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Peterson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.
William is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
William looks winded!
A big strike lands for Peterson! That's really hurt William and he's turned his back - Peterson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Peterson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Eddie William was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what to say.'.

 
Event: MMAHelsinki - 12     
Date:   Sep 22, 2018
#R1#
Peterson shoots for a double leg takedown but McClellan sprawls well. He's pushed Peterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McClellan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by McClellan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McClellan.#TD2#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into McClellan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McClellan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McClellan tries to get out of the position.
McClellan controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
McClellan controlling the position.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McClellan's head.
Peterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McClellan trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson stands up over McClellan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson pushes down on McClellan's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McClellan is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson works his way into side control.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Peterson is putting a hurting on McClellan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control. #ROC2#
McClellan is rocked!
Peterson grinds an elbow into McClellan's temple.
Oh McClellan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Peterson! That's hurt McClellan! Will he recover? Peterson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
A victorious Dylan Peterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 
Event: MMAHelsinki - 9     
Date:   Sep 08, 2018
#R1#
Monroe fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Peterson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monroe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Monroe is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #ROC2#
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands a strong strike to the head of Monroe. That's dazed him! Peterson looking to finish here. Monroe is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Peterson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
An out of breath Dylan Peterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 
Event: MMAHelsinki - 5     
Date:   Aug 11, 2018
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Betadyne is defended easily by Peterson.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Betadyne is defended easily by Peterson.#TD2#
Peterson drives through with a takedown into Betadyne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peterson stops Betadyne from standing up.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Betadyne keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Betadyne looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson pushes down on Betadyne's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Betadyne's hands, connecting with Betadyne's forehead.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Betadyne is working away.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Betadyne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Betadyne trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Betadyne is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Peterson is thwarting Betadyne's attempts to control the position.
Betadyne taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard. #T2#
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Betadyne's temple. #SUB2#
Peterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Betadyne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peterson.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#
Betadyne is rocked!
Peterson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Betadyne is hurt! He's hurt bad - Peterson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Betadyne from any more punishment! Congratulations to Peterson! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 
 
 
 
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