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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Endicott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters's entrance music is COBRA!. A fine choice. Jason Peters had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Endicott Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Peters is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Peters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peters connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Peters 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.
Peters distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peters lands a couple of elbows.
Peters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Peters is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peters controls the pace.
Peters'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peters tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Peters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peters wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Peters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peters has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Peters pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Peters sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Peters works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peters throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Peters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson 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.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Peters dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peters landing some decent shots from guard.
Peters wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peters throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peters advances nicely into full mount.
Peters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Peters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peters lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peters trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jason Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peters breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peters working the ground and pound effectively.
Peters breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Peters isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson tries to hold on but Peters postures up.
BOOM! Peters connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Peters sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peters working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Peters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson has his foot on Peters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peters works his way back into a safe position though.
Peters scoring with some ground and pound.
Peters passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peters not doing much here.
Peters drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Peters.
Peters wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Peters working the head and body with strikes.
Peters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Ground and pound from Peters.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peters lands a nice short elbow.
Peters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peters lands a nice short elbow.
Peters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Peters dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peters.
Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peters not doing much here.
Peters is looking to take a break and control but Johnson 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.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peters defends well.
Peters won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peters throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peters's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Peters is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Further stalling from Peters.
Endicott Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Peters to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Peters is keeping the position.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peters dives on top into guard.
Peters is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peters lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters looking to pass the guard.
Peters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Peters lands a couple of digs.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Peters is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peters landing with the ground and pound.
Peters trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peters lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peters controls the pace.
Peters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peters landing some decent shots from guard.
Peters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson has his feet on Peters's thighs here. He's pushed Peters off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Peters screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Endicott Johnson!
Jason Peters spoke after the fight, saying 'ssssss'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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