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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryson Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryson Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryson Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Peters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Peters.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peters is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peters has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Peters tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Peters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Peters is trying to break free.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan prevents Peters from breaking the clinch.
Peters is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Peters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan controlling Peters's posture.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Peters advances to half guard.
Peters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Khan trying to control the position here.
Peters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Peters wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Peters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Peters.
Peters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peters throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan tries to clinch there but Peters circles away.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Peters.
James Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peters feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Peters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peters scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peters cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peters keeps the fight on the outside.
Peters works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Khan.
Peters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peters.
Khan tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Peters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan drives through and clinches with Peters against the cage.
Peters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Peters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peters stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Peters avoids the head kick by Khan.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Peters both land. Nice combination.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
James Peters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
Peters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peters scores with a nice right hand.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peters to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryson Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peters is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan has picked Peters up - he's going for a ride! Khan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Peters. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryson Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Peters throws a good cross that connects.
Peters moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Peters cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khan looks up at the clock and then as Peters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Peters!
Khan controls Peters momentarily but Peters frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to sweep here but Peters controlling him for the moment.
Khan is trying to keep Peters in close.
Peters distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peters slips nicely into half guard.
Peters is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Peters 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Khan is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
Khan thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peters has hold of Khan's hands but Khan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan stops Peters from getting back to his feet.
Khan working Peters over with strikes.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Peters is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peters is trying to stand up here but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan working over Peters with some ground and pound. Peters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peters is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
Khan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peters on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Khan slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Peters wants to get back to full guard but Khan has passed into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan cracks Peters with a big right hand but Peters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khan landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Khan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khan but great work by Peters.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Peters's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peters working the ground and pound.
Khan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peters's best efforts.
Peters trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Khan wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Peters is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khan tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Peters lands with a punch from half guard.
Peters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Peters is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan managing to control the position.
Peters is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters throwing strikes but missing.
Khan is controlling Peters's posture.
Peters wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan wants to sweep here but Peters controlling him for the moment.
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!
Peters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Bryson Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khan is looking for a triangle but Peters pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryson Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peters 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, James Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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