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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnell James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnell James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Jay!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jay misses with a head kick.
James stuffs the takedown.
A combination from James does no damage.
James closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jay.
Jay tries to pull guard but James forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jay is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jay can't break the clinch.
Jay tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Jay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jay tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James has Jay pressed against the cage, preventing Jay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jay is trying to break free.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Jay misses.
Some wild striking there from Jay.
Jay tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to kick James off in order to stand up. James Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James 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.
Jay sneaks out the side door and pushes James away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
James gets caught flat footed, as Jay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jay controls the pace.
James controls Jay momentarily but Jay frees himself.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to regain full guard. Instead though, James has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jay is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
Jay is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jay closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
James prevents Jay from breaking the clinch.
Jay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James cracks Jay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
James trying to control the action but Jay is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Jay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James is staying active underneath Jay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James wants to control but Jay is keeping busy.
Jay trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James is holding on to half guard well.
Jay is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James trying to hold on to Jay's head to control him but Jay postures up.
Jay wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James wants to control but Jay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jay wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jay in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jay clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Jay effectively controlling the action here.
Jay avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jay.
Jay gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Jay is trying to break free.
Jay avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
James tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jay rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Jay tries to pull guard but James forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Jay tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Jay manages to pull guard.
Jay is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay managing to control the position.
Jay keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jay trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnell James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
As James backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
Kevin Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James trying to control the position here.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to keep Jay in close.
Jay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jay defends it easily.
Jay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Kevin Jay has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James working a defensive guard here.
Jay wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
James blocks a jab.
Jay wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James is looking for a counter combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
James digs a right hand into Jay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jay's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jay!
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energy
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RATING
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