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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 3361 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 432 p4p, 394 weight class). Jax Thomas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class MT
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World class 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling him.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Chelios has double underhooks.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling the position.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand.
Chelios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand.
Chelios is working Thomas over against the cage.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Chelios tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
A short right from Chelios on the inside.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Chelios scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Chelios.
Chelios works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chelios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Chelios drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Chelios scoring well with a low kick there.
Chelios cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Chelios throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Chelios misses its target.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chelios. Chelios obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thomas leaves Chelios with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chelios avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Chelios moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Chelios!
A relieved looking Jensen Chelios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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