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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graziano Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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195 cm
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graziano Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelle controlling the action here for a moment.
Pelle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pelle wants to control but Chen is keeping busy.
Chen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pelle's guard. Nice work there by Chen.
Chen slips nicely into half guard.
Chen really is a fat lump.
Chen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chen wants to stand but Pelle has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pelle to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle shoots in for a double leg but Chen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pelle closes the distance and pushes Chen back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chen throws an elbow but misses.
Pelle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen pulls guard.
Chen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pelle trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Pelle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chen is pulling down on Pelle's head. It's preventing any offense from Pelle, at least for the moment.
Pelle wants to stand but Chen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen is trying to keep Pelle in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pelle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle is trying to control. Chen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chen manages to get to full guard.
Pelle wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chen is on top in guard.
Pelle has his hands on Chen's head, controlling the position.
Chen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pelle has closed the distance and engaged Chen in a clinch.
Chen manages to pull guard.
Pelle wants to pass the guard but Chen is keeping the position.
Chen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick from Pelle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pelle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Chen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pelle was covering up waiting for the punch and Chen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pelle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chen gets to his feet - Pelle follows without any prompting.
Pelle scores with a takedown into Chen's guard.
Chen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pelle's guard.
Chen stands up from Pelle's guard - Chen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chen working a defensive guard here.
Pelle stopping the sweep attempt from Chen.
Chen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pelle defends it well.
Pelle is looking for a sweep. Chen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen stands up and beckons Pelle to join him on the feet.
Pelle clinches with his opponent.
Pelle prevents Chen from breaking the clinch.
Chen is trying to pull guard but Pelle has him pressed against the cage.
Chen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pelle controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chen wants to stand but Pelle is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pelle - that will leave a mark!
Chen moves forwards but Pelle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pelle takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle has Chen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chen tries to circle away but Pelle has him pinned against the cage.
Pelle tries to pull guard but Chen won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelle obliges.
Pelle wants to stall.
Chen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graziano Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen tries to keep at a distance but Pelle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle is trying to pull guard but Chen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramon Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graziano Pelle.
Chen has Pelle pressed against the cage, preventing Pelle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pelle goes for a takedown attempt but Chen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graziano Pelle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Pelle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pelle takes one to the chin there.
Pelle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graziano Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pelle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chen defends well and Pelle ends up having to push Chen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ramon Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graziano Pelle.
Chen jumps into guard, dragging Pelle to the mat.
Chen pulls Pelle in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramon Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chen kicks Pelle off and gets to his feet.
Pelle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chen decides to pull guard.
Chen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pelle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pelle wants to improve his position but Chen is controlling well.
Pelle is still trying to improve position.
Pelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle wants to control but Chen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pelle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pelle looking for submissions off his back.
Pelle is trying to get back to full guard.
Chen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pelle defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelle actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chen is keen to just control but Pelle is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen is trying to work for a kimura but Pelle is defending well.
Pelle is trying to maintain the position but Chen is very close to passing his half guard.
Chen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle has hold of Chen's hands but Chen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chen prevents Pelle from standing back up.
Chen decides to stand up.
Pelle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen counters with a body kick.
Chen throws the kick towards the body but Pelle avoids it.
Pelle shoots in but Chen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle instigates a clinch.
Chen successfully pulls guard.
Pelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ramon Chen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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