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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Sexton (ranked 24477 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showbags Peacock (ranked 4794 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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180 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Showbags Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock takes a swing at Sexton's ribcage but misses.
Peacock shoots in looking for a takedown but Sexton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peacock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sexton throws a quick counter head kick but Peacock was just out of range.
Sexton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peacock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sexton backwards.
Peacock avoiding damage as Sexton throws knees to the body.
Peacock pulls guard.
Peacock controls Sexton momentarily but Sexton frees himself.
Sexton lands a couple of digs.
Peacock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peacock trying to strike off his back.
Peacock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sexton manages to get himself to full guard.
Sexton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peacock controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock looking to sit in guard and control but Sexton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sexton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sexton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sexton postures up.
Sexton postures up in Peacock's guard and throws a big left but Peacock blocks it.
Peacock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sexton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sexton lands a couple of elbows.
Sexton connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton works over Peacock with some ground and pound from guard.
Sexton throwing strikes but missing.
Sexton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock wants to sweep but no luck.
Sexton is looking to work some ground and pound but Peacock has wrist control.
Sexton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peacock is looking to sweep but instead, Sexton has passed into half guard.
Sexton 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.
Sexton content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sexton 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.
Sexton trying to control the pace.
Sexton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peacock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sexton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peacock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sexton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Peacock wants to improve his position but Sexton is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton wants to stand up but Peacock is controlling the position.
Peacock wants to get back to full guard.
Peacock actively working from the bottom here.
Peacock looks winded!
Peacock is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sexton content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peacock is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sexton jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Sexton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sexton tries a head kick but it misses.
Peacock misses the body punch
and Sexton counters with a two punch combo.
Sexton clinches up with Peacock and pushes him back against the cage.
Sexton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sexton trying to land knees to the body.
Peacock blocks an elbow strike.
Peacock gets control of Sexton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Peacock will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer Sexton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peacock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peacock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock has his hands on Sexton's head, controlling the position.
Sexton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peacock's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sexton trying to control but Peacock is working from the bottom.
Sexton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peacock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sexton connects with a couple of short punches.
Peacock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sexton escapes and throws Peacock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Sexton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sexton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton scoring with punches from side control.
Sexton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sexton is putting a hurting on Peacock here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peacock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peacock tries to improve position but can't.
Sexton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sexton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sexton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Sexton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sexton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peacock is looking to regain half guard here but Sexton keeps moving and retains side control.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
Sexton trying to control the action but Peacock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is chipping away with strikes.
Sexton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sexton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Peacock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sexton working the ground and pound from side control.
Sexton wants to control but Peacock is keeping him busy.
Peacock is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton working away.
Sexton 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.
Sexton working the ground and pound.
Sexton lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sexton working the head with strikes.
Sexton working away.
Sexton is working Peacock over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Sexton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Peacock moves into the clinch.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sexton drags the fight down to the ground.
Peacock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peacock throws a strike but Sexton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sexton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sexton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sexton with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock is trying to keep Sexton in close.
Sexton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock keeping moving, preventing Sexton from controlling successfully.
Peacock wants to sweep but no luck.
Sexton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sexton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sexton 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.
Sexton won't allow Peacock to get back to his feet.
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peacock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sexton is aware though and is defending well.
Sexton connects with a couple of short punches.
Peacock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sexton working some strikes from top position.
Sexton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sexton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Sexton trying to control the position from guard on top but Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peacock controls Sexton momentarily but Sexton frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sexton shoots for a takedown but Peacock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton clinches up with Peacock and pushes him back against the cage.
Sexton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Peacock clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sexton lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peacock is trapped and Sexton is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Sexton lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sexton looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sexton lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Peacock covers up after that shot from Sexton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peacock trying to control the position but Sexton manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sexton is staying active.
Sexton lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Peacock.
Sexton is landing with strikes. Peacock can't take much more of this.
Sexton scores with punches to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peacock looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sexton lands a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Sexton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sexton 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Sexton!
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RATING
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