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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalak comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hail Mary. Peterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fivefold - Not The Only One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson tries to clinch but Michalak is having none of it.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Michalak breaks from the clinch.
Michalak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peterson moves to clinch but Michalak breaks away
and Michalak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson tries to clinch
and Michalak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michalak tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michalak breaks from the clinch.
Thomas Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michalak scores with a nice strike.
Michalak cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michalak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Michalak is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Michalak blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson prevents Michalak from breaking the clinch.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Michalak's head.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michalak is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson presses Michalak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michalak's elbow.
Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michalak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michalak finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Peterson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab by Michalak.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson rushes Michalak and presses him up against the cage.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
Michalak blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
Michalak working hard to break the clinch.
Michalak working hard to break the clinch.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michalak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michalak takes one on the button.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michalak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michalak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michalak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Michalak defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Michalak throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalak circles away.
Michalak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peterson at a distance.
Peterson slips under a jab from Michalak.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michalak slips a jab from Peterson.
Michalak looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson wants to counter the offense by Michalak and move into the clinch position.
Michalak misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Michalak keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalak. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michalak.
Michalak misses with a straight left.
Peterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Michalak lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Michalak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michalak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michalak is looking to counter punch.
Michalak lands with a right hand.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michalak throws out the jab.
Michalak lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Michalak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michalak throws a big shot that misses.
Michalak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michalak misses with a body punch
and Peterson counters by clinching up.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michalak's elbow.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michalak clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalak.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Michalak tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Peterson lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Michalak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peterson tries to work over Michalak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Michalak avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Michalak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Michalak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michalak blocking some punches.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Michalak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Michalak.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Michalak is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterson has double underhooks.
Peterson pushes Michalak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michalak blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Michalak misses the target.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson darts in and clinches Michalak up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Michalak controls the action.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michalak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michalak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Peterson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michalak's efforts to push away.
Michalak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michalak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michalak blocking some punches.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michalak's elbow.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
Peterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Michalak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peterson can turn it around.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Michalak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries a body shot but Michalak blocks it.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michalak.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michalak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Michalak wants to get back to striking at distance but Peterson won't allow it.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Michalak breaks the clinch.
Peterson rushes Michalak and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalak manages to break the clinch.
Michalak swinging wildly here.
Peterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Michalak catches Peterson right on the button with a cross.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalak circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michalak.
Michalak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Michalak pushes him off.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak sizes up Peterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalak.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Michalak circles 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!
Michalak scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michalak throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Michalak circles away.
Peterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michalak, pushing him back against the cage.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson is leaning against Michalak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michalak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Michalak prevents a body shot from Peterson.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michalak.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
A hook to the body from Peterson.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michalak backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Michalak controls his hands.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michalak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Michalak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson tries a body shot but Michalak blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michalak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Michalak blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Michalak is rocked!
A body shot lands from Peterson.
Oh Michalak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
Peterson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Michalak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Peterson is unloading with more strikes now! Michalak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Peterson!
A relieved looking Thomas 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.
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