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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes to the cage accompanied by I Love You. Roberts has chosen ridda as his entrance music. Jake Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narong Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a one two combo.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Yeerum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yeerum as he avoids it easily.
Yeerum rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yeerum.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Yeerum manages to get underhooks.
Narong Yeerum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Roberts is trying to drag Yeerum to the mat but Yeerum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yeerum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yeerum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short left from Yeerum.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yeerum lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum tries a head kick but it misses.
Yeerum closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yeerum.
Roberts is trying to drag Yeerum to the mat but Yeerum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yeerum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roberts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yeerum has managed to clinch.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yeerum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yeerum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yeerum rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts takes a shot to the head.
Yeerum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Yeerum scores with a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberts's face.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeerum lands a nice uppercut.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Yeerum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Yeerum working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Yeerum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Yeerum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeerum.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum scores with a shoulder strike.
Yeerum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yeerum.
Yeerum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Yeerum.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeerum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum lands a damaging elbow.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yeerum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts takes a shot to the head.
Roberts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yeerum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yeerum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Yeerum.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Yeerum is pressed up against the cage. Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yeerum down to the mat. Yeerum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeerum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narong Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yeerum instigates a clinch.
Yeerum lands a body punch.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Yeerum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yeerum prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeerum.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roberts avoids the body shot from Yeerum.
Yeerum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Yeerum. Yeerum maintains the clinch.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeerum presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roberts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yeerum prevents it.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Yeerum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yeerum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Narong Yeerum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts is trying to drag Yeerum to the mat but Yeerum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeerum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Yeerum scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Yeerum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yeerum misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yeerum as he avoids it easily.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Yeerum.
Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Yeerum. Yeerum maintains the clinch.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Yeerum lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Yeerum lands with a left to the head.
Narong Yeerum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yeerum working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.
Yeerum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberts's face.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Roberts works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yeerum keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yeerum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yeerum kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jake Roberts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Yeerum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yeerum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yeerum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yeerum feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yeerum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeerum lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roberts trying to control the action but Yeerum is working from the bottom.
Roberts seems to be looking for submissions.
Roberts trying to control the action but Yeerum is working from the bottom.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeerum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yeerum misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Yeerum.
Roberts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yeerum keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts trying to control but Yeerum is working from the bottom.
Roberts stays in close to Yeerum's body and controls the position.
Yeerum pulls Roberts in to control the position.
Yeerum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Yeerum is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Yeerum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeerum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yeerum lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeerum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
A shot in the inside from Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Yeerum crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Roberts has Yeerum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yeerum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Narong Yeerum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Yeerum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yeerum working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Jake Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeerum.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeerum obliges.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts is working for takedown but Yeerum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Roberts avoiding damage as Yeerum throws knees to the body.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yeerum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum pushes Roberts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts has Yeerum pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Roberts pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yeerum tumbling to the mat - Roberts dives into Yeerum's guard.
Roberts trying to control but Yeerum is working from the bottom.
Yeerum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yeerum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Yeerum keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Narong Yeerum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yeerum tries to escape but Roberts is in control.
Yeerum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yeerum tries to get out of the position.
Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yeerum, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Narong Yeerum.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yeerum, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narong Yeerum!
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energy
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hype
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