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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Woo (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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155 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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160 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pelaez keeping full guard, as Woo tries to pass.
Woo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pelaez keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
Pelaez being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Woo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pelaez's head.
Pelaez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelaez working for a triangle but Woo defends it easily.
Woo pushes down on Pelaez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez trying to control here.
Woo is controlling the pace.
Woo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pelaez sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pelaez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pelaez tries to get to full guard but Woo has control of the leg.
Woo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura but Pelaez is defending well.
Pelaez trying to hold on to Woo's head to control him but Woo postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pelaez actively working from the bottom here.
Woo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Woo trying to control from half guard but Pelaez is working away.
Pelaez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pelaez is looking for a sweep. Woo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woo is keen to just control but Pelaez is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez looking for submissions off his back.
Pelaez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woo pulls his head out easily.
Woo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pelaez tries to sprawl but Woo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pelaez is not content to let Woo control the position.
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. Woo connects with a nice short shot to Pelaez's temple.
Pelaez is looking to improve his position.
Pelaez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woo lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelaez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pelaez tries to roll over but Woo keeps him under control.
Woo 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.
Pelaez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Woo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelaez taking some punishment here, with Woo in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pelaez wants to improve his position but Woo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Woo dominated that 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.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Woo circles away.
Jason Pelaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pelaez to the mat! Pelaez manages to get full guard.
Pelaez looking for subs off his back but Woo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Woo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pelaez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woo.
Pelaez with the active half guard here but Woo passes nicely into side control.
Pelaez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pelaez wants to control but Woo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pelaez wants to control but Woo postures up.
Woo trying to control the position but Pelaez is working away.
Woo working the head and body with strikes.
Woo is putting a hurting on Pelaez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Woo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnny Woo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woo lands an elbow.
Pelaez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woo is trying to get an arm triangle but Pelaez is defending well.
Pelaez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pelaez is trying to escape the position but Woo is controlling the position.
Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez is looking for a sweep.
Woo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pelaez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Woo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pelaez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pelaez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pelaez is staying active underneath Woo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pelaez is just riding it out for now. Woo eventually gives up the hold.
Pelaez tries to get to full guard but Woo has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woo's back!
Pelaez not allowing Woo to control his hands.
Woo trying to get back to his feet but Pelaez is in full control for now.
Woo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Woo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pelaez goes for an armbar but Woo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Woo.
Woo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pelaez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Woo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pelaez.
Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelaez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Woo connects with a decent elbow.
Woo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pelaez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pelaez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Woo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woo scoring with strikes but Pelaez is staying in there.
Pelaez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Woo dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Woo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Woo trying to control the action but Pelaez is working from the bottom.
Woo is thwarting Pelaez's attempts to control the position.
Woo 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.
Pelaez wants to get back to full guard.
Pelaez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pelaez is not content to let Woo control the position.
Woo working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woo tries to pass to full mount but Pelaez defends it.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pelaez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woo 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.
Pelaez actively working from the bottom here.
Woo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pelaez actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelaez is not content to let Woo control the position.
Woo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pelaez defends it well.
Pelaez is refusing to be controlled, as Woo sits in half guard.
Pelaez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woo is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Woo slips a nice elbow through Pelaez's hands, connecting with Pelaez's forehead.
Woo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pelaez!
Woo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo working the ground and pound effectively.
Woo is landing with some decent strikes but Pelaez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Pelaez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Woo.
Woo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pelaez badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Woo around the waist but Woo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Woo is the winner by TKO! Woo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Woo!
Johnny Woo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Blood Bank ($10) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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