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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRon Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Hard or Go Home. 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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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeRon Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeRon Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jenkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jenkins.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jenkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but Wallace is defending the strikes.
Jenkins tries to stand but Wallace is controlling his head.
Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jenkins connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control Jenkins's posture but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins decides to stand back up. Jenkins steps back and let's Wallace get back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pulls Jenkins in to control the position.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wallace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wallace decides to stand and escape the position.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace successfully pulls guard.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRon Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Jenkins in the body.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Wallace moves away
and Wallace counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace swinging wilding here.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Jenkins moved away.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Wallace throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Wallace tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wallace wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jenkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wallace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallace controlling the position well.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Wallace kicks off Jenkins and gets to his feet.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wallace's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace pushes Jenkins off and gets back to his feet.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace is looking to wear down Jenkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.
Wallace swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenkins is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Jenkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Wallace keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenkins looking for a takedown.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallace pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
Jenkins has Wallace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace missing with knees to the body.
Wallace pulls Jenkins into guard.
Jenkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace pushes Jenkins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wallace 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.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Wallace dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wallace fails with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ben Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Ben Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wallace's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace pushes Jenkins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Jenkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Wallace has Jenkins pressed against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a jab to the head.
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Wallace connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins has Wallace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace leaning against his opponent.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Wallace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Jenkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jenkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jenkins with the ground and pound but Wallace uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wallace drags the fight down to the ground.
Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but instead Wallace has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wallace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Wallace.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Jenkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to LeRon Jenkins.
I think Jenkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRon Jenkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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