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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers comes to the cage accompanied by Carmen Gray-Gates of Loneliness. Veide is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business. 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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251 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veide throws a half hearted mid kick.
Veide fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veide looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veide tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chambers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chambers throws a shot from downtown. Veide moves away and avoids it.
Veide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Veide.
Chambers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Veide finds it's way round the side to connect with Chambers's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Veide as Chambers shoots in.
Chambers fails to land the takedown.
Chambers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Veide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chambers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovon Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but Veide shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Veide takes the fight into the clinch.
Veide gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chambers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Veide.
Chambers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veide.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chambers.
A shot in the inside from Veide.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Veide holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Veide holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Veide on the inside.
Chambers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veide prevents it.
Veide lands with a light punch inside.
Veide tries to work over Chambers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chambers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Veide walks away with a smile on his face. Chambers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Varg Veide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veide takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a head kick that misses.
Veide closes the distance and clinches.
Veide prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Veide.
Chambers pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chambers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Veide controls the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Chambers's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chambers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chambers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Veide passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veide.
Veide throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chambers throws a shot from downtown. Veide moves away and avoids it.
Veide turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chambers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Veide lands with a kick to the ribs.
Veide connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Veide dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Veide as Chambers shoots in.
Veide lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chambers's sensitive parts.
Veide fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chambers.
Veide feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chambers's calf.
Chambers with a poor takedown
and Veide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Veide to the ground. Chambers is now in Veide's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veide looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chambers looking to pass the guard.
Chambers being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers stands and throws Veide's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chambers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chambers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Veide prevents Chambers from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to control for a moment but Veide uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Veide is looking to improve his position.
Veide has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chambers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veide defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers trying to control from half guard but Veide is working away.
Chambers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chambers stalling away here and it's allowed Veide to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Veide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Veide manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Veide lands with a left to the head.
Veide tries to work over Chambers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chambers looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovon Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chambers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veide gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chambers fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Veide.
Veide lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veide scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chambers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Veide to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Veide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Veide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Veide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chambers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Veide.
Chambers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veide throws a body kick that misses.
Veide missing with a left hand there. Chambers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veide is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Veide stuffs the takedown attempt from Chambers. Chambers gets slowly back to his feet.
Veide throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veide drives through and clinches with Chambers against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veide gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Veide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Varg Veide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chambers jumps guard but Veide stands there with Chambers around his waist. Chambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovon Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chambers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Veide holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
Veide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chambers is rocked!
Chambers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Oh Chambers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veide lands a left hand.
Chambers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Veide just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veide gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Veide throws a big uppercut that drops Chambers! More strikes from Veide and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chambers lies dazed against the cage as Veide celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varg Veide!
A very excited looking Varg Veide made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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