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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jameson (ranked 2522 p4p, 2593 weight class) and Brendan Wallace (ranked 281 p4p, 286 weight class). Jamal Jameson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brendan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Jameson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Jameson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace controls Jameson momentarily but Jameson frees himself.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jameson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Jameson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jameson tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jameson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jameson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
We've been hearing that Jameson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jameson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jameson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controlling the position.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Jameson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace managing to control the position.
Jameson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jameson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jameson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wallace controlling the position.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Jameson wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Jameson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jameson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Wallace has control of Jameson's left arm, preventing Jameson from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to improve his position but instead Jameson has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jameson lands a nice short elbow.
Jameson is nestled in close to Wallace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jameson working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace has hold of Jameson's hands but Jameson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wallace is not content to let Jameson control the position.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Jameson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jameson dominated that round.
That's time! Jameson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Jameson pushes him off.
Jameson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jameson gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jameson tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
Jameson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Jameson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace has Jameson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wallace pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jameson tumbling to the mat - Wallace dives into Jameson's guard.
Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jameson looking to control.
Jameson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is stalling in the full guard.
Jameson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace being controlled here momentarily.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wallace postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Jameson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Jameson circles away.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jameson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jameson walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jameson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jameson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace pulls Jameson into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Jameson postures up.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Jameson controlling him for the moment.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pulls Jameson in to control the position.
Jameson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jameson postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace has Jameson pulled in close to control his posture.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jameson postures up.
Jameson lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace 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.
Jameson distracts Wallace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jameson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jameson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Wallace looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jameson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jameson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jameson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jameson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wallace!
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Jamal Jameson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wallace is not content to let Jameson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace taking a bit of punishment here - Jameson scoring with strikes.
Wallace wants to control but Jameson postures up.
Jameson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Jameson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wallace some visible discomfort.
What's Wallace going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
Jameson landing a few strikes.
Wallace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jameson off and has taken his back!
Jameson staying busy and making it hard for Wallace to control.
Jameson trying to control the position but Wallace manages to sink in the hooks.
Wallace is looking for a choke. Jameson gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Jameson manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Jameson works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Jameson postures up.
Jameson is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson working some strikes from top position.
Wallace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jameson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace controlling Jameson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Jameson is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jameson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Jameson works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Jameson is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson working some strikes from top position.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace is rocked!
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wallace is still in real trouble! Can Jameson finish him?
Jameson postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Jameson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jameson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Jameson!
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