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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez comes to the cage accompanied by Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. 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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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Pelaez - just one landing.
Burnett throws a nice head kick!
Pelaez blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Burnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pelaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burnett!
Pelaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pelaez drives through and clinches with Burnett against the cage.
Pelaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Brandon Burnett has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelaez avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Burnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jason Pelaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Pelaez coming out on top.
Pelaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Burnett is trying to force a seperation but Pelaez has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to break free but Burnett pushes him back against the cage.
Pelaez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelaez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burnett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelaez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelaez looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Pelaez manages to break the clinch.
Burnett slips under a jab from Pelaez.
Burnett wants to clinch.
Pelaez gets a clinch.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Pelaez tries to break the clinch but Burnett is controlling the position.
Pelaez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pelaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelaez moves into range and clinches up with Burnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pelaez avoids it.
Burnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett looks for the body kick but Pelaez saw that one coming.
Pelaez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnett dodges the punch combination from Pelaez.
Pelaez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelaez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burnett clinches.
Pelaez misses with a knee strike.
Pelaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnett tries to clinch but Pelaez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez pushes Burnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelaez breaks the clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burnett moves into the clinch.
Pelaez managing to block the knees to the body from Burnett.
Pelaez tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Pelaez misses with a knee strike.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burnett blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Pelaez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pelaez 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 Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to circle away but Burnett has him pinned against the cage.
Pelaez misses with a knee strike.
Pelaez is trying to maintain a safe position but Burnett gets an underhook and turns Pelaez into the cage.
Pelaez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burnett has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez is breathing heavily.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelaez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelaez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pelaez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Pelaez blocks with his arms.
Pelaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelaez 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.
Burnett tries to clinch but Pelaez moves out of range.
Burnett tries to land a front kick but Pelaez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Pelaez misses.
Pelaez rushes Burnett and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pelaez lands a knee to the head.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Pelaez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Burnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pelaez clinches with his opponent.
Pelaez manages to break the clinch.
Pelaez throws a big shot that misses.
Jason Pelaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses.
Pelaez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Pelaez throws a push kick but Burnett slaps the foot to one side.
Pelaez misses with a few strikes there.
Pelaez cracks Burnett with an open hand slap.
Pelaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Pelaez throws a front kick aimed at Burnett's knee but Burnett avoids it well.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Pelaez.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
Burnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burnett moves in looking to clinch but Pelaez pushes him off.
A combination from Pelaez does no damage.
Pelaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pelaez looks to land a right hand but Burnett moved out of range.
Pelaez misses with an uppercut. Burnett saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez swinging wildly here.
Burnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pelaez.
Burnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnett moves into the clinch.
Pelaez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Pelaez won't want to take too many of those.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but Burnett blocks with his arms.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelaez circles away.
Pelaez 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.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Pelaez moves in looking to clinch but Burnett pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pelaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez pushes Burnett up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett blocks an elbow strike from Pelaez.
Pelaez working aggressively here.
Pelaez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burnett is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pelaez is trying to break the clinch but Burnett has him pressed against the cage.
Burnett stalling the fight.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Pelaez missing with a left hand there. Burnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burnett tries to clinch up but Pelaez circles away and keeps his distance.
Burnett wants to clinch up but Pelaez keeps it at a distance.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Pelaez moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Pelaez.
A big right from Pelaez misses.
Jab from Pelaez.
Burnett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pelaez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burnett throws a head kick that misses.
Pelaez misses with a hook.
Pelaez throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pelaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelaez scores with the left hand. Burnett knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Pelaez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burnett tries to clinch but Pelaez moves out of range.
Burnett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Burnett.
Pelaez forces Burnett back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelaez breaks the clinch.
Jason Pelaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Burnett wants to clinch up but Pelaez keeps it at a distance.
Pelaez rushes Burnett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Pelaez is blocking nicely.
Pelaez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pelaez is looking to control Burnett's arms but Burnett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pelaez has his back to the cage.
Burnett prevents Pelaez from breaking the clinch.
Burnett looking to stall.
Burnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett walks into a jab.
Pelaez moves into the clinch.
Burnett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pelaez tries to break free but Burnett pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Pelaez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Burnett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burnett wants to clinch but Pelaez slips to the side
and Pelaez counters with a nice uppercut.
Pelaez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pelaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelaez misses with a straight left.
Burnett misses with a head kick.
Burnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
A big right from Pelaez misses.
Pelaez throws the left hand but Burnett avoids the punch easily.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
Burnett tries to score with a low kick but Pelaez moves his leg out of the way.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelaez circles away.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Burnett is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Pelaez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelaez has Burnett up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelaez throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
Burnett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pelaez up against the cage.
Pelaez wants to get back to striking at distance but Burnett won't allow it.
Pelaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett moves in looking to clinch but Pelaez pushes him off.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Pelaez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Pelaez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelaez.
Pelaez thows a body shot but no joy.
Burnett slips a jab and a cross from Pelaez.
Pelaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelaez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelaez circles away.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelaez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelaez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burnett.
Pelaez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnett darts in and clinches Pelaez up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelaez avoiding damage as Burnett throws knees to the body.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burnett misses with a knee strike.
Pelaez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pelaez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett wants to stall.
Burnett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pelaez's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Pelaez gets an underhook and turns Burnett into the cage.
Pelaez wants to get back to striking at distance but Burnett won't allow it.
Pelaez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pelaez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burnett has had enough of the clinch but Pelaez keeps him there for the moment.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pelaez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pelaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelaez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burnett on the side of the head.
Burnett tries to clinch up but Pelaez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelaez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burnett darts in trying to clinch
and Pelaez counters with a left to the body.
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez darts in and clinches Burnett up against the cage.
Burnett has a couple of punches blocked by Pelaez.
Pelaez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brandon Burnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelaez is trying to push Burnett away but Burnett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burnett prevents Pelaez from breaking the clinch.
Burnett keeps control of Pelaez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burnett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
Pelaez is trying to break the clinch but Burnett has him pressed against the cage.
Jason Pelaez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Pelaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pelaez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Pelaez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Pelaez thanked Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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