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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum has chosen The Thai Monk as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
Yeerum misses with a two punch combination.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeerum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogan's head.
It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Rogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeerum is just out of range.
Yeerum misses with a wild body shot.
Yeerum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogan!
Rogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeerum.
Rogan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Yeerum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeerum misses with a hook
and Rogan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yeerum takes a swing at Rogan's ribcage but misses.
Yeerum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan scores with a leg kick.
Yeerum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeerum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeerum.
Yeerum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogan.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeerum.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeerum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan throws a head kick but Yeerum moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rogan. Beautiful body shot.
Rogan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogan.
Rogan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogan slips a jab from Yeerum.
Rogan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeerum.
Rogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Rogan misses.
Rogan avoids the body shot from Yeerum.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Yeerum sprawls well. He's pushed Rogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big head kick from Rogan and Yeerum is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Yeerum is rocked!
It looks like Tatchakorn Yeerum has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogan preventing the sweep.
Yeerum is still in real trouble! Can Rogan finish him?
Rogan stands up over Yeerum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogan throwing strikes but missing.
Rogan wants to pass the guard but Yeerum is keeping the position.
Yeerum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogan advances to half guard.
Yeerum seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yeerum is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogan prevents Yeerum from improving his position.
Yeerum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yeerum controlling the position well.
Yeerum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogan.
Yeerum trying to control from the bottom.
Yeerum is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yeerum holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tatchakorn Yeerum has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yeerum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogan.
Rogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogan thuds his shin into the meat of Yeerum's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogan.
Yeerum looks gassed!
Rogan slips under a jab.
Rogan misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan tries to clinch there but Yeerum circles away.
Yeerum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Rogan is predictable there
and Yeerum counters with a left and a right that stings Rogan.
Rogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogan scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Yeerum misses its intended target.
Rogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogan.
A swing and a miss from Rogan.
Rogan feints and then cracks Yeerum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yeerum down.
Yeerum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yeerum wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Rogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeerum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeerum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeerum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Rogan.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yeerum slips a straight right by Rogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yeerum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogan.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yeerum's guard.
Yeerum wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rogan is now in half guard.
Yeerum is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yeerum's head.
Rogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yeerum's head.
Rogan is nestled in close to Yeerum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yeerum trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum wants to improve his position but Rogan is controlling well.
Rogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yeerum is looking for a sweep. Rogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Yeerum to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rogan is pushing down on Yeerum's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yeerum is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yeerum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogan's back!
Rogan manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Yeerum is now in side control.
The ground and pound from Yeerum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rogan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yeerum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yeerum's back!
Yeerum tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rogan is working for a guillotine from mount but Yeerum frees his head quite easily.
Rogan landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeerum wants to hold on but Rogan pushes him away.
Yeerum wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yeerum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Tatchakorn Yeerum's cut even more.
Yeerum bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yeerum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yeerum throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum moves into full guard.
Rogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yeerum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yeerum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogan throwing strikes but missing.
Rogan throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yeerum is on top in guard.
Rogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeerum manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogan is fighting to break Yeerum's control of his arms but Yeerum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan forces his way into half guard.
Rogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan lands with a punch from half guard.
Yeerum trying to control but Rogan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yeerum looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogan is just out of range.
Rogan moves out of range as Yeerum strikes.
Rogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yeerum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogan fails to land the takedown.
Rogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Rogan misses.
Rogan moves out of range as Yeerum strikes.
Rogan defending well as Yeerum loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Rogan misses.
Rogan scores with a jab to the head.
Rogan connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Tatchakorn Yeerum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Yeerum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogan drops Yeerum with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yeerum! Rogan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Rogan!
A victorious Joe Rogan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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