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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 955 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 133 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Hawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Hawat moves out of range as Peterson throws a body kick.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Hawat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good shot there by Hawat.
Hawat avoids a kick to the body.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throws the kick towards the body but Hawat avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hawat blocks the low kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson swings for the body but Hawat moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Hawat.
Peterson throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Hawat backing away here, and Peterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Hawat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Peterson.
Hawat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawat misses with a low kick as Peterson jumps back.
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawat throwing a counter right hand but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Hawat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peterson throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hawat blocks the low kick.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawat should have avoided that one.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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.
Hawat walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Peterson lunges at Hawat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawat's hand.
Hawat misses with a jab to the body
and Peterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawat's knee momentarily.
Hawat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.
Peterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawat throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Jab from Hawat.
Hawat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Hawat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Hawat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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?
A jab from Peterson finds it's way through Hawat's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawat.
Peterson takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Peterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawat steps away.
Hawat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawat.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawat can pounce on him.
Hawat misses with a hook.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Hawat down.
Peterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawat doesn't seem phased though.
Peterson throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawat moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Peterson misses.
Hawat throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Hawat is looking to score with low kicks.
Peterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawat misses its target.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Hawat counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.
Hawat scores with a leg kick.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Hawat cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but Hawat moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peterson motions for Hawat to come forward. Peterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson jabs Hawat right on the nose. Hawat blinks but takes it well.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Peterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from Hawat.
Hawat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Nice body kick there by Peterson.
Hawat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawat throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawat. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hawat misses.
A little jabbing left from Peterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Hawat to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Hawat throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawat is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawat misses the target.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Hawat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Hawat 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.
Hawat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawat throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Hawat misses its target.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawat.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Hawat counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawat misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Peterson - just one landing.
Hawat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawat misses the shot to the body.
Hawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to slow Hawat down with leg kicks.
Peterson misses the jab.
Hawat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Hawat misses its intended target.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawat counters with a nice leg kick.
Peterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hawat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawat throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson tries to bum rush Hawat with a series of wild strikes but Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Hawat lands.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawat moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hawat just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peterson can pounce on him.
Hawat throws a leg kick
and Peterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Hawat misses with a looping left.
Peterson lands a head shot.
Hawat avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Hawat cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Hawat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hawat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Hawat saw that one coming.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Peterson.
Hawat throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawat.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Hawat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawat at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Hawat.
Hawat lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Peterson checks it.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Hawat slips a straight right by Peterson.
Hawat takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawat. That did some damage!
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawat counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Hawat throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawat misses with a straight right.
Hawat throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peterson checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat lands with an overhand left.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawat throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Hawat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peterson connects with a right hand. Hawat shakes it off.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Peterson connects with a single shot there.
Hawat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hawat.
Hawat looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawat backing away here, and Peterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Peterson.
Hawat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Hawat misses the jab.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Hawat.
Hawat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Hawat.
Hawat thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawat throws an off balance right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawat avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawat's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Peterson punishes Hawat's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson feints and then cracks Hawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawat down.
Peterson lands with a hook. Hawat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Hawat slips a jab from Peterson.
It looked like Hawat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawat connects with a leg kick.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawat walks into a left hand.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Hawat knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawat thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Phoenix Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawat misses with a hook
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Hawat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phoenix Peterson.
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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Phoenix Peterson thanked Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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