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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez comes to the cage accompanied by Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. Jason Pelaez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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184 cm
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pelaez looks to clinch
and Chalidow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelaez won't be happy with that.
Pelaez wants to get back to his feet but Chalidow is dominant here and he's now got Pelaez's back!
Chalidow missing with strikes.
Good control from Chalidow.
Chalidow working for the choke.
Pelaez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chalidow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez wants to get back to his feet.
Chalidow controlling from the back.
Pelaez is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Pelaez right now.
Chalidow throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Chalidow has got his arm under Pelaez's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Pelaez has spun round into Chalidow's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Pelaez wants to stand but Chalidow is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez trying to control but Chalidow is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelaez misses with a head kick.
Chalidow defending well as Pelaez loads up on a big left hand.
Chalidow fails with a takedown attempt.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chalidow tries to clinch but Pelaez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pelaez moves to clinch but Chalidow breaks away
and Chalidow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelaez's guard.
Chalidow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelaez is looking to stand up but Chalidow isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelaez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Chalidow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chalidow shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalidow tries to keep at a distance but Pelaez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chalidow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chalidow is trying to break the clinch but Pelaez is controlling him.
Chalidow can't get the takedown.
Chalidow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pelaez regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalidow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chalidow throws an elbow that misses. Pelaez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chalidow's guard. Nice move by Pelaez!
Pelaez won't allow Chalidow to get back to his feet.
Pelaez tries to stand but Chalidow is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow trying to control the position.
Chalidow pushes Pelaez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chalidow shoots in and drives through. Pelaez sprawls well.
Jason Pelaez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidow.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalidow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Chalidow keeps it at a distance.
Jason Pelaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Chalidow circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Chalidow is having none of it.
Pelaez tries to clinch up but Chalidow circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch
so Chalidow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pelaez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chalidow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chalidow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pelaez, up you get!
Jason Pelaez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelaez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chalidow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Chalidow keeps it at a distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch up but Chalidow circles away and keeps his distance.
Chalidow circles away from the clinch attempt
so Chalidow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez wants to stand but Chalidow is controlling the position.
Chalidow wants to control from the top but Pelaez keeps moving.
Mamed Chalidow has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mamed Chalidow.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Chalidow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chalidow trying to control but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow forces his way into half guard.
Chalidow prevents Pelaez from standing back up.
Chalidow misses with a head shot. Pelaez uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalidow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Chalidow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chalidow shoots in for a double leg but Pelaez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Chalidow circles away.
Pelaez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Jason Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chalidow keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Pelaez as Chalidow shoots in.
Pelaez moves to clinch but Chalidow breaks away
and Chalidow counters with a takedown into side control.
Chalidow advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelaez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chalidow is landing with some decent strikes but Pelaez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow prevents Pelaez from getting the reversal.
Pelaez is bucking up trying to escape but Chalidow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chalidow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pelaez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chalidow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chalidow won't let Pelaez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chalidow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pelaez is squirming around, avoiding Chalidow's attempts to control the action.
Pelaez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow controlling his opponent.
Chalidow unloads with some shots from mount but Pelaez bucks and avoids them well.
Chalidow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow won't let Pelaez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chalidow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pelaez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chalidow lands with some strikes.
Pelaez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pelaez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pelaez.
Chalidow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chalidow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow wants to control the pace but Pelaez is squirming around nicely.
Chalidow raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Chalidow landing shots from mount.
Chalidow wants to control but instead Pelaez manages to regain half guard.
Chalidow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pelaez's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Chalidow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chalidow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Chalidow!
After the fight, Mamed Chalidow was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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