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UFC:14 Jaa vs. Wallace PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Carrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palmer Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carrey comes to the cage accompanied by When the man comes around - Johnny Cash. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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162 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Carrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Collins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrey throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Collins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Collins.
Carrey is looking to reverse the position.
Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carrey is looking for a sweep.
Carrey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carrey is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins is keen to just control but Carrey is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carrey wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Carrey is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carrey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carrey.
Carrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Carrey.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carrey looking for a sweep. Not yet Carrey, not yet.
Carrey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Carrey has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Carrey working for a triangle but Collins defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Collins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carrey is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Carrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Collins!
Carrey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Collins has worked his arm free - good work by Collins!
Carrey swings around for an armbar but Collins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carrey's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrey has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Carrey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Collins looks gassed!
Collins preventing the sweep.
Carrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collins is aware though and is defending well.
Carrey keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carrey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Carrey's legs - danger averted.
Carrey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carrey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Collins has worked his arm free - good work by Collins!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrey swings around for an armbar but Collins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carrey's guard.
Carrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carrey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Carrey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Carrey drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Collins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carrey has Collins in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Carrey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Carrey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Carrey misses.
Carrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carrey throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carrey misses with a takedown attempt
and Collins counters with a takedown into side control.
Collins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Carrey manages to get back to half guard.
Collins is looking to advance position but Carrey won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrey manages to get to full guard.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Carrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collins trying to control but Carrey is working from the bottom.
Carrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palmer Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins wants to control from the top but Carrey keeps moving.
Collins preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carrey seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Collins has recovered full guard.
Carrey has gone for a leg lock! Collins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carrey's guard.
Carrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collins is aware though and is defending well.
Carrey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Collins!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrey is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Collins has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Collins!
Carrey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Carrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carrey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Collins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Carrey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Carrey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Collins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Collins has escaped and now he's on top!
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carrey is on top in guard.
Carrey has gone for a leg lock! Collins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carrey's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Carrey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carrey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Collins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carrey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carrey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carrey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Collins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carrey's guard! Nice work there by Collins!
Carrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carrey kicks Collins off and gets to his feet.
Carrey is looking to clinch.
Carrey has his takedown stuffed
and Collins counters with a shoot takedown. Carrey fights it but they end up in guard.
Carrey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
Carrey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Collins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carrey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
Carrey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrey jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Collins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Collins and Carrey has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carrey goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Collins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carrey but great work by Collins.
Carrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carrey manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carrey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carrey has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Carrey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carrey keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Carrey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carrey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins won't allow Carrey to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Carrey.
Carrey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carrey working for a guillotine from mount but Collins is in no mood to give up.
Palmer Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carrey is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Carrey extends the arm and Collins is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Carrey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Chevarie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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213 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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208 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Chevarie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevarie throws the left hand but Peruna avoids the punch easily.
Peruna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chevarie.
Chevarie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chevarie.
Peruna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peruna breaks the clinch.
Peruna staying out of range there.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chevarie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peruna defending well as Chevarie loads up on a big left hand.
Peruna tries to clinch but Chevarie is having none of it.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peruna wants to clinch up but Chevarie keeps it at a distance.
Peruna tries to clinch up.
Chevarie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peruna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peruna doesn't manage to clinch there - Chevarie circles away.
Chevarie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peruna in his tracks.
Peruna moves in looking to clinch but Chevarie pushes him off.
Peruna is looking to clinch but Chevarie is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Chevarie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peruna doesn't seem phased though.
Chevarie throws a hook to the side of Peruna's head but Peruna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chevarie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peruna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chevarie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peruna forces Chevarie back against the cage and clinches.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gaston Chevarie has been cut.
Peruna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chevarie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peruna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna lands an elbow inside that Chevarie shrugs off.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chevarie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chevarie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna lands a good knee to the midsection. Chevarie won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chevarie blocks the elbow strike.
Chevarie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Chevarie misses with some punches.
Peruna connects with a knee to the head.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Chevarie throws a punch but it's blocked by Peruna.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chevarie's face.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna is breathing heavily.
Peruna working Chevarie over with knees to the body.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chevarie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peruna - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Chevarie misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peruna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chevarie's brow.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Chevarie's ribcage.
Peruna connects with a knee to the head.
Chevarie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chevarie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chevarie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chevarie swings wildly with an uppercut but Peruna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peruna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Peruna to work.
Peruna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevarie.
Peruna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chevarie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peruna stalls.
Peruna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peruna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chevarie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaston Chevarie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peruna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peruna ducks under a wild hook from Chevarie.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chevarie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna tries to score a body lock takedown but Chevarie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peruna misses with an elbow strike.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chevarie avoids it.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Chevarie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevarie misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Chevarie misses with some punches.
Peruna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chevarie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peruna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevarie avoids the damage to the body.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna'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.
Peruna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peruna wants a takedown.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevarie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Pekka Peruna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chevarie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevarie avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chevarie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chevarie swings wildly with an uppercut but Peruna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevarie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Chevarie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peruna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chevarie is defending well for now.
Peruna stalls.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Chevarie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Chevarie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevarie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chevarie avoids the elbow strike from Peruna, against the cage.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peruna wants to break free but Chevarie has control.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Chevarie blocks with his arms.
Peruna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peruna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chevarie.
Peruna slips a jab from Chevarie.
Chevarie keeps the fight on the outside.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chevarie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Chevarie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peruna blocking some punches.
Peruna throws an elbow but it misses.
Peruna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Chevarie blocks an elbow strike from Peruna.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Chevarie blocks it.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevarie avoids the damage to the body.
Chevarie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevarie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevarie avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaston Chevarie's cut.
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!
Chevarie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peruna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chevarie throws out a powerful jab.
Peruna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chevarie throws an overhand right that lands on Peruna's shoulder, as Peruna tries to avoid the shot.
Chevarie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peruna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chevarie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Chevarie misses.
Peruna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chevarie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peruna.
Good standup being displayed there by Chevarie as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peruna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peruna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chevarie finds it's way round the side to connect with Peruna's head.
Pekka Peruna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peruna moves out of range as Chevarie strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna wants to clinch up but Chevarie keeps it at a distance.
Peruna is looking to clinch.
Peruna is looking to clinch but Chevarie is avoiding it.
A big left from Chevarie misses.
Peruna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chevarie wants to clinch.
Chevarie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peruna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chevarie misses with a straight left.
Peruna moves out of range as Chevarie strikes.
Peruna moves into the clinch successfully.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Chevarie blocks with his arms.
Peruna working Chevarie over with knees to the body.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevarie.
Chevarie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chevarie throws a punch but it's blocked by Peruna.
Peruna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chevarie avoids a wild elbow strike from Peruna.
Chevarie avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna blocking some punches.
Chevarie stops a takedown attempt from Peruna.
Peruna misses with an elbow strike.
Peruna landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chevarie being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Peruna blocking some punches.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chevarie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Chevarie - just one landing.
Peruna fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna is looking to clinch but Chevarie is avoiding it.
Chevarie looks to land a right hand but Peruna moved out of range.
Peruna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peruna pushes off an throws an elbow but Chevarie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peruna throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chevarie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chevarie.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevarie avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peruna obliges.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chevarie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chevarie blocks an elbow strike from Peruna.
Peruna lands a nice elbow.
Peruna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peruna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chevarie's brow.
Peruna is looking to break free of the clinch but Chevarie has double underhooks.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevarie.
Peruna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peruna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chevarie's defenses.
Gaston Chevarie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Chevarie misses with a punch on the inside.
Chevarie managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Chevarie blocks it.
Chevarie working aggressively here.
Peruna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Peruna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peruna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Peruna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo Haikas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Escobedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kullervo Haikas!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haikas.
Escobedo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haikas quickly recovers to half guard.
Haikas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Escobedo misses with a looping right.
Escobedo moves out of range as Haikas strikes.
Haikas with a hook.
It looks like Eduardo Escobedo has been cut.
Haikas throws a nice looking combination but Escobedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kullervo Haikas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haikas dips to his left and cracks Escobedo with an uppercut!
Haikas misses with a few strikes there.
Escobedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haikas.
Escobedo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haikas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobedo is in Haikas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Escobedo postures up in Haikas's guard and throws a big left but Haikas blocks it.
Escobedo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Escobedo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikas wants to stand and escape but Escobedo is having none of it.
Escobedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haikas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobedo.
Haikas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Escobedo throws and elbow that misses. Haikas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Escobedo's guard. Nice move by Haikas!
Escobedo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Haikas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haikas misses with a two punch combination.
Escobedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Haikas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haikas throws an overhand right that drops Escobedo like a sack of potatoes! Haikas dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kullervo Haikas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tong Po has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Po instigates a clinch.
Po tries to break free but Severn pushes him back against the cage.
Po prevents the takedown attempt.
Severn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Severn has Po pressed against the cage.
Po is working Severn over against the cage.
Severn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Po avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Po stalls.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Severn is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Severn as Po tries to tie him up.
Po wants to break free but Severn has control.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Severn tries to land a leg kick but Po saw it coming and moves away.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but Severn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po scores with a head kick. Severn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Severn.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
Po tries to clinch up but Severn circles away and keeps his distance.
Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Severn looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Severn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Po quickly recovers to half guard.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Po scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Severn manages to mount him!
Severn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Severn content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Severn's cut.
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.
Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Po wants to stand and escape but Severn is having none of it.
Severn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Severn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Po's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn content to control rather than advance.
Po is trying to stand back up but Severn is controlling him
Severn works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Severn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Severn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po tries to clinch but Severn moves out of range.
Severn shoots in looking for a takedown. Po tries to sprawl out of it but Severn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Po manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Severn misses with a double jab
and Po counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Severn scores with a takedown into Po's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Severn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Severn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Po tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Po tries to clinch up but Severn circles away and keeps his distance.
Po stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Severn with that takedown attempt.
Severn gets tackled into the cage by Po. Po maintains the clinch.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po manages to break the clinch.
Po scores with a nice body kick.
Severn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po scores with a nice body kick.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Severn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Po.
Po lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Po tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Severn dives in and grabs Po's left leg, looking for a takedown. Po pushes down on Severn's head and hops out.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Severn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Severn is looking to clinch but Po is avoiding it.
Severn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Po as he jumps to the side.
Po looks to land a body kick but Severn moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Po.
Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Severn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Severn.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Po throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Po as Severn shoots in.
Po is looking to clinch.
Severn instigates a clinch.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Severn in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Severn has him pressed against the cage.
Severn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Po is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Po tries to stall but Severn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Severn wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four 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.
Po presses Severn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Severn'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.
Po can't break the clinch.
Severn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Po up against the cage.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Severn keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Po prevents Severn from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Po's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Severn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Severn is trying to drag Po to the mat but Po just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Severn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Po has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Mungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Mungo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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27
161 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Mungo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Long!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mungo misses with an uppercut.
Mungo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Mungo misses with an uppercut.
Mungo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mungo works Long's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Long wants to clinch up but Mungo keeps it at a distance.
Mungo throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Long misses the jab.
Mungo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Mungo throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long slips under a jab from Mungo.
Mungo misses with a straight right.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mungo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mungo lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mungo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mungo swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
No joy there for Mungo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Mungo.
Nice shot lands for Mungo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Mungo pushes him off.
Long looks to land a right hand but Mungo moved out of range.
Mungo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brett Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mungo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mungo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mungo clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Mungo.
Mungo tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long connects with a jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mungo! Long is backing up but he can't get away as Mungo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Long and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greg Mungo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjarne Sluggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rizzo's choice of entrance music: open road song. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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286 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjarne Sluggo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sluggo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo throws a head kick that Sluggo semi-blocks.
It looks like Bjarne Sluggo has been cut.
Sluggo misses with a looping right.
Sluggo throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily.
Sluggo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Sluggo looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Sluggo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Sluggo tries to sprawl out of it but Rizzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sluggo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sluggo cracks Rizzo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rizzo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sluggo finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sluggo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Sluggo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rizzo thows a body kick. Sluggo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Sluggo sends Rizzo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sluggo is motioning to the referee to let Rizzo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rizzo is rocked!
Sluggo blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sluggo finish him?
Rizzo defending well as Sluggo loads up on a big left hand.
Rizzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sluggo.
Sluggo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizzo.
Sluggo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rizzo lands in his opponent's guard.
Sluggo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sluggo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sluggo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sluggo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizzo prevents Sluggo from getting back to his feet.
Rizzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rizzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sluggo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sluggo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rizzo on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stands and throws Sluggo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rizzo takes a little break here. Sluggo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rizzo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sluggo is avoiding damage well.
Sluggo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sluggo down.
Sluggo parries the strikes from Rizzo easily there. Rizzo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sluggo to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rizzo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rizzo misses with the ground and pound.
Rizzo trying to control the position but Sluggo is working away.
Rizzo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sluggo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rizzo lands an elbow.
Bjarne Sluggo's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rizzo cracks Sluggo with a big elbow.
Sluggo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeez, Bjarne Sluggo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjarne Sluggo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Semmy Rizzo!
Semmy Rizzo is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and duece delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying delta's choice of entrance music: the tough guy song. This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, duece delta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on delta. That did some damage!
Rocha cracks delta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rocha throws a head kick that delta semi-blocks.
duece delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
delta fails with the takedown.
delta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
delta seems to be looking for submissions.
Rocha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet.
delta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rocha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rocha is trying to control but can't.
Rocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
delta is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
delta is trying to work for a kimura but Rocha is defending well.
Rocha trying to control from the bottom.
delta is working for a kimura but Rocha is defending it quite comfortably.
Rocha gets full guard.
Rocha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. delta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. delta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rocha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
delta is bucking up trying to escape but Rocha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rocha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, delta has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rocha landing punches.
Rocha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rocha with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
delta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rocha landing strikes from the mount and delta is in trouble!
delta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rocha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delta is working to get back to half guard.
delta gets back to half guard.
delta looking for submissions off his back.
delta is staying active underneath Rocha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
delta is pressing down on Rocha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rocha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rocha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
delta looks gassed!
Rocha is looking to work some ground and pound but delta has wrist control.
delta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rocha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
delta working for submissions but it's allowed Rocha to get to half guard.
Rocha is working for a kimura but delta is defending it quite comfortably.
Rocha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. delta defending well though.
delta manages to get to full guard.
Rocha is working delta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rocha won't allow delta to sweep him here.
delta can't keep his opponent in guard - Rocha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Rocha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
delta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha can pounce on him.
delta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rocha pinned against the cage. Rocha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
delta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rocha swivels and escapes.
delta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Rocha.
Rocha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from delta.
Demian Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of duece delta.
delta fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Rocha. No joy for delta on that attempt.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha lands a leg kick that knocks delta off balance momentarily.
delta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rocha tries to avoid it but delta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rocha to the ground. Rocha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rocha clobbers delta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rocha gets a clinch.
Rocha landing knees to the head.
Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
delta is breathing heavily.
delta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
delta moves forwards but Rocha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
delta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rocha. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rocha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rocha drives through and clinches with delta against the cage.
Rocha has picked delta up - he's going for a ride! Rocha dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Rocha.
delta is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocha is nestled in close to delta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Demian Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rocha drops an elbow to the side of delta's head.
Rocha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rocha 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.
Rocha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
delta is defending against the submission attempts here by Rocha.
Rocha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
delta moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
delta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rocha defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
delta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rocha uses it to pass to side control.
Rocha landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
delta is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha has an Americana. delta didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rocha is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rocha hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Demian Rocha!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolodenka Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuleta's entrance music is CHINGO BLING - PUT MY SWAG ON REMIX. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolodenka Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Chuleta.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kharitonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Chuleta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Chuleta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuleta darts in and clinches Kharitonov up against the cage.
Kharitonov wants to stall.
Kharitonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chuleta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov manages to break the clinch.
Chuleta misses with a takedown attempt - Kharitonov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chuleta moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuleta circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov gets tackled into the cage by Chuleta. Chuleta maintains the clinch.
Chuleta is trying to trip Kharitonov. He has hold of a leg but Kharitonov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chuleta persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chuleta cracks Kharitonov with a solid left hand.
Chuleta throwing strikes from guard but Kharitonov blocks nicely.
Kharitonov wants to sweep here but Chuleta controlling him for the moment.
Chuleta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kharitonov is adopting a defensive guard.
Chuleta stands up over Kharitonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chuleta throwing strikes but missing.
Kharitonov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kharitonov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Chuleta really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kharitonov avoids the attempt from Chuleta to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kharitonov controlling his opponent.
Chuleta is trying desperately to improve position.
Chuleta 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.
Chuleta holds of for dear life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta wants to control but Kharitonov is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kharitonov controlling from the full mount.
Chuleta tries to hold on but Kharitonov pushes him away.
Chuleta working to try and regain half guard.
Kharitonov get's back to his feet.
Chuleta lands a slapping body shot.
Kharitonov misses with a straight left.
Chuleta avoids the body shot from Kharitonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Chuleta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuleta shoots in looking for a takedown but Kharitonov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chuleta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuleta closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Chuleta.
Chuleta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chuleta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chuleta manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuleta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chuleta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kharitonov wants to get back to his feet but Chuleta drags him back down.
Kharitonov looks gassed!
Chuleta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kharitonov sneaks out the side door and pushes Chuleta away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuleta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuey Chuleta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chuleta shoots in but no luck this time.
Chuleta slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chuleta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kharitonov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chuleta has Kharitonov in his guard.
Kharitonov wants to stand but Chuleta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kharitonov is fighting to break Chuleta's control of his arms but Chuleta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chuleta'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chuleta is looking to stand up but Kharitonov isn't so interested in that idea.
We're going to have a standup here because Chuey Chuleta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chuleta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuleta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharitonov lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov walks into a jab.
Kharitonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chuleta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chuleta.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chuleta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kharitonov prevents it.
Chuleta tries for a takedown but Kharitonov manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chuleta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chuleta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chuleta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kharitonov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chuleta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chuleta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kharitonov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kharitonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kharitonov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kharitonov is looking to control Chuleta's arms but Chuleta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kharitonov has his back to the cage.
Chuleta tries for a takedown but Kharitonov manages to get underhooks.
Chuleta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharitonov lands with a right to the head.
Chuleta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuleta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chuleta wants a takedown.
Kharitonov misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov stalling in the clinch but Chuleta improves position.
Chuleta blocking some punches.
Chuleta is working for takedown but Kharitonov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chuleta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chuleta has Kharitonov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chuleta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kharitonov tumbling to the mat - Chuleta dives into Kharitonov's guard.
Chuleta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharitonov is keeping the position for now.
Kharitonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chuleta's guard.
Kharitonov stands up and waves to Chuleta to follow him.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuey Chuleta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Chuleta shoots for a double leg takedown but Kharitonov sprawls well. He's pushed Chuleta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov misses with a looping right.
Chuleta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kharitonov under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Chuleta there.
Chuleta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kharitonov quickly recovers to half guard.
Kharitonov wants to get back to full guard.
Chuleta trying to pass the guard but Kharitonov defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chuleta connects with a nice short shot to Kharitonov's temple.
Chuleta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kharitonov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chuleta.
Kharitonov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kharitonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Chuleta seems to have locked his on tight now - Kharitonov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Chuleta, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chuey Chuleta!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Edgar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Edgar ducks down to avoid it.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Horrible takedown by Edgar or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark which made him look bad.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edgar scores with a hook.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edgar.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edgar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is trying to control but can't.
Edgar thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark wants to improve his position but Edgar is controlling well.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edgar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edgar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edgar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edgar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edgar won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Stark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Edgar has picked Stark up and slammed him! Stark can't keep hold of the triangle and Edgar manages to pass to side control!
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Edgar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Edgar working away.
Edgar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edgar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edgar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edgar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Stark is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stark gets back to full guard.
Stark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
Edgar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Edgar looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
Stark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stark landing punches.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Edgar is trying to stand up.
Stark working for a submission but Edgar is keeping him at bay.
Stark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Edgar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Edgar shrugs it off.
Edgar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Stark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Edgar looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
Stark scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Edgar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Edgar's belly button to the back.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Edgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
Edgar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stark avoids it really well and circles away.
Anthony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Edgar.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark is looking to wear down Edgar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes Edgar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark gets through Edgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edgar wants to break free but Stark has control.
Stark cracks Edgar with a nice body shot.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark lands a body punch.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Edgar's ribcage. Edgar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark pushes Edgar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
Stark cracks Edgar with a nice body shot.
Stark gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark unloading with bombs!
Stark looking to secure an arm triangle but Edgar defends it well.
Edgar really wants to buck Stark off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to take his opponent's back.
Edgar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stark trying to control but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stark.
Edgar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Edgar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stark dominated that second round.
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.
Edgar shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stark.
Edgar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stark is trying to get an arm triangle but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet but Stark drags him back down.
Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Edgar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar pushes Stark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stark wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Stark passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Edgar!
Stark working for a guillotine from mount but Edgar is in no mood to give up.
Stark unloads with some shots from mount but Edgar bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edgar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Edgar has given up his back here. Will Stark look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Stark tightening his grip on Edgar, looking for the choke.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Edgar controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Edgar is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stark gets his way!
Stark really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar holding both Stark 's hands and preventing any damage.
Stark wants to control but Edgar is keeping busy.
Edgar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stark.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working for a rear naked choke. Edgar is not defending it well and Stark has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Edgar refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Edgar's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Stark!
Anthony Stark retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jaa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Jaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.
A clash of legs there as Jaa blocks the low kick.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Wallace checks a low kick from Jaa.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Jaa blocks the low kick.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallace throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Wallace takes it in his stride.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaa is looking to chop away at Wallace's legs.
Jaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wallace on the side of the head.
Jaa scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaa doesn't seem phased though.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Tanom Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace tried to score with a low kick but Jaa checks it.
Jaa avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Wallace attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa blocks a jab.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Jaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wallace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaa checks a low kick from Wallace.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa lands a head shot.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa lands a head shot.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Jaa feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Wallace shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Jaa works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Jaa checks it.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Jaa connects with a looping right hand.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Wallace tenderised Jaa's leg. Jaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Jaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Wallace tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
A low kick from Jaa is predictable there
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace looks gassed!
Jaa scores with a punch to the head.
Wallace throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaa is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaa connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Jaa digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Jaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
Wallace trying to stall but Jaa improves his position.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Jaa pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
Jaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Wallace in his tracks for a moment.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace looking to stall.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa working Wallace over with knees to the body.
Jaa cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa lands a left hand.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Wallace in his tracks for a moment.
Jaa presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Jaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wallace's face.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaa.
Wallace takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaa.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Jaa throws a leg kick
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaa is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace throws a combination. Jaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a chopping leg kick but Wallace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Jaa works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wallace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Jaa working Wallace over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
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.
Jaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Jaa cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Wallace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Wallace's head.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Tanom Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaa is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Jaa misses
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaa tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wallace.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaa tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Wallace takes it in his stride.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decent striking displayed by Jaa there.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace jabs Jaa right on the nose. Jaa blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace throws a leg kick but Jaa checks it.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
Wallace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Jaa.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wallace's face.
Wallace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace works on Jaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaa misses with the head strike.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallace. That did some damage!
Jaa throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaa blocks a leg kick.
Jaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
A big left from Wallace misses.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Jaa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaa.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Jaa throws a chopping leg kick but Wallace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaa needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Jaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Jaa checks a leg kick.
Wallace's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallace tries to score with a low kick but Jaa moves his leg out of the way.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wallace takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaa throws a good cross that connects.
Jaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
Jaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jaa misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jaa drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jaa - that landed with a thud.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a left hand.
Jaa keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaa.
Jaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
Tanom Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Wallace 's eye.
Jaa prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Wallace won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace taking a breather.
Jaa lands a left hand.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Wallace takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Wallace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
A short body shot lands from Jaa as the two fighters clinch.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Jaa, against the cage.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a body punch.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa tries to score with a low kick but Wallace moves his leg out of the way.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Jaa blocks the low kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Wallace jabs at Jaa's body.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Jaa feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Jaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaa jabs Wallace right on the nose. Wallace blinks but takes it well.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Jaa's knee but Jaa avoids it well.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa had his way with Willy Wallace in that round.
That's time! Jaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Jaa gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace pushes Jaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace presses Jaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wallace's calf.
Wallace checks the leg kick.
Wallace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaa checks a low kick from Wallace.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Jaa misses.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaa tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Jaa checks it.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but Wallace moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace taking a breather.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Jaa jabs at Wallace's body.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaa lands an overhand right.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to force a seperation but Jaa has the dominant position.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Wallace.
Wallace takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Wallace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Good body shot from Jaa.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Jaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
A right handed body shot lands from Wallace.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaa is keeping busy.
Willy Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace presses Jaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanom Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanom Jaa!
Tanom Jaa retains his lightweight title!
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