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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Korin Gherris (ranked 4272 p4p, 4269 weight class) and Marcus Williams (ranked 448 p4p, 449 weight class). Gherris comes to the cage accompanied by unholy confessions -avenged sevenfold. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korin Gherris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Gherris shoots in but no luck this time.
Gherris shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams feints and as Gherris raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams 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.
Gherris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gherris fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korin Gherris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gherris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gherris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gherris reaches up around Williams 's neck trying to control. But Williams takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Gherris! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Gherris is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Williams celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Williams !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlude Spiritscar (ranked 5075 p4p, 4159 weight class) and Peter Vondig (ranked 245 p4p, 217 weight class). Spiritscar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodies-drowning pool. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlude Spiritscar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Vondig !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondig throws a right and a left that Spiritscar avoids nicely.
Spiritscar dives in and grabs Vondig 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vondig pushes down on Spiritscar's head and hops out.
Vondig closes the distance and pushes Spiritscar back into the cage.
Vondig misses with a knee to the head.
Vondig pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiritscar advances position into side control!
Vondig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spiritscar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spiritscar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vondig is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vondig struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiritscar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vondig , who protects the arm well.
Spiritscar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vondig , who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiritscar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vondig has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spiritscar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spiritscar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spiritscar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spiritscar stands up.
Spiritscar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vondig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spiritscar somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondig looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spiritscar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vondig .
Spiritscar tries to get to full guard but Vondig has control of the leg.
Vondig tries to pass to full mount but Spiritscar defends it.
Spiritscar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vondig tries to stand and escape but Spiritscar actually recovers to full guard.
Vondig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiritscar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spiritscar pulls Vondig in to control the position.
Vondig looking to sit in guard and control but Spiritscar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spiritscar wants to stand but Vondig is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spiritscar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spiritscar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spiritscar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spiritscar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vondig wants to get back to his feet but Spiritscar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spiritscar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vondig is proving hard to escape from.
Vondig is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spiritscar defends well.
Spiritscar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vondig 's guard.
Spiritscar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spiritscar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spiritscar gets to his feet - Vondig follows without any prompting.
Vondig stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiritscar. Spiritscar gets slowly back to his feet.
Vondig changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlude Spiritscar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vondig gets a double leg takedown into Spiritscar's guard.
Vondig looking to sit in guard and control but Spiritscar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spiritscar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spiritscar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiritscar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spiritscar wants to get up but he can't break Vondig 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vondig wants to get back to his feet but Spiritscar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiritscar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vondig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spiritscar.
A combination from Vondig does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiritscar is looking to counter the offense by Vondig and move into the clinch.
Vondig is breathing heavily.
Spiritscar keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiritscar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vondig feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vondig throws a strike but Spiritscar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vondig has a closed guard, preventing Spiritscar from standing up.
Spiritscar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vondig has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spiritscar has managed to get both his arms back between Vondig 's legs - danger averted.
Spiritscar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vondig , up you get!
Spiritscar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlude Spiritscar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiritscar goes for a double leg but Vondig avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vondig continues to drive forward.
Spiritscar looking to stall.
Spiritscar is trying to force a seperation but Vondig has the dominant position.
Vondig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiritscar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vondig regains guard immediately.
Vondig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spiritscar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiritscar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiritscar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vondig manages to avoid it.
Vondig tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spiritscar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vondig sprawls well. Vondig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spiritscar gets slowly back to his feet.
Vondig closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spiritscar quickly recovers to half guard.
Vondig throws a strike but Spiritscar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vondig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spiritscar is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiritscar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vondig has his hands clasped together but Spiritscar extends and breaks Vondig 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Spiritscar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Orlude Spiritscar!
Orlude Spiritscar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titanos Fornsworn (ranked 3511 p4p, 4271 weight class) and Arron Reed (ranked 150 p4p, 165 weight class). Titanos Fornsworn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titanos Fornsworn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arron Reed!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fornsworn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reed is looking to advance position but Fornsworn won't allow it.
Reed trying to control from half guard but Fornsworn is working away.
Reed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fornsworn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fornsworn pulls Reed in close to his closed guard and prevents Reed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reed keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reed showed some decent athleticism there.
Reed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reed trying to control the action but Fornsworn is working from the bottom.
Reed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reed decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fornsworn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Fornsworn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
 It looks like Arron Reed has been cut.
Reed manages to get back to half guard.
Reed is trying to control but can't.
Reed is looking for a sweep. Fornsworn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reed controlling the position for now.
Fornsworn tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Fornsworn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fornsworn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
 Reed is rocked!
Fornsworn drops an elbow to the side of Reed's head.
Reed is still in real trouble! Can Fornsworn finish him?
Reed is staying active underneath Fornsworn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fornsworn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fornsworn is trying to work for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Fornsworn working the head and body with strikes.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Fornsworn has control of the leg.
Fornsworn lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Reed quite badly. Reed pulls Fornsworn in close trying to recover. Fornsworn postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Reed on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Reed doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titanos Fornsworn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Jamesson (ranked 4273 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Ferris Naso (ranked 455 p4p, 353 weight class). Naso has chosen chapter four - avenged sevenfold as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Jamesson!
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, Ferris Naso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamesson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jamesson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Naso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jamesson has Naso pressed against the cage, preventing Naso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jamesson manages to break the clinch.
Naso tries to clinch but Jamesson moves out of range.
Jamesson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ferris Naso has been cut.
Naso tries to clinch up.
Naso tries to sprawl but Jamesson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jamesson controlling the pace.
Naso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jamesson in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamesson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Naso trying to control from the bottom.
Jamesson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jamesson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Naso as he works his way to full guard.
Naso trying to keep a closed guard but Jamesson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamesson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamesson stopping the sweep attempt from Naso.
Naso wants to stand up but Jamesson is controlling him.
Naso tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Naso wants to clinch up but Jamesson keeps it at a distance.
Jamesson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Naso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jamesson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamesson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naso is keeping the position for now.
Jamesson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jamesson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jamesson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naso is trying to control the position but Jamesson postures up.
Jamesson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jamesson postures up and lands a big shot to Naso's brow.
Naso can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamesson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jamesson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naso is looking to control Jamesson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naso avoid being mounted?
Naso taking some punishment here, with Jamesson in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jamesson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferris Naso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naso shoots in for a takedown but Jamesson shows good takedown defense.
Jamesson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jamesson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jamesson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naso can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamesson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naso wants to stand but Jamesson is controlling the position.
Jamesson wanted to stand there but Naso had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naso blocks a jab.
Naso fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naso.
Jamesson tries to counter by clinching up but Naso breaks away and moves out of range.
Tanner Jamesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferris Naso.
Jamesson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jamesson slows the pace down.
Jamesson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Naso down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Naso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jamesson connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Jamesson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jamesson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Naso, who protects the arm well.
Jamesson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naso is being controlled here.
Jamesson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Naso's legs.
Jamesson working away.
Naso tries to buck Jamesson off but Jamesson is having none of it.
Jamesson advances nicely into full mount.
Jamesson with shots to the head and body - Naso looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jamesson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jamesson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naso is trying desperately to improve position.
Jamesson lands with some strikes.
Jamesson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jamesson scoring with strikes but Naso is staying in there.
Jamesson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naso is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamesson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jamesson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ferris Naso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jamesson forces Naso back against the cage and clinches.
Naso is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamesson has double underhooks.
Jamesson connects with a knee to the head.
Naso tries to break the clinch but Jamesson is controlling the position.
Naso is trying to break the clinch but Jamesson has him pressed against the cage.
Naso tries a knee to the head but Jamesson blocks it.
Jamesson breaks from the clinch.
Jamesson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamesson won't allow Naso to sweep him here.
Jamesson pushes down on Naso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jamesson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jamesson in particular looking to stall.
Jamesson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jamesson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jamesson stalling.
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.
Jamesson wants to work for an arm triangle but Naso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Naso taking some punishment here, with Jamesson in his half guard.
Naso wants to control but Jamesson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Naso is trying to maintain the position but Jamesson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jamesson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Naso is defending against the submission attempts here by Jamesson.
Jamesson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jamesson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jamesson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Naso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Jamesson seems to be working for a kimura but Naso defends the submission attempt.
Naso is trying to maintain the position but Jamesson is very close to passing his half guard.
Naso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamesson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferris Naso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner Jamesson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jamesson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Jamesson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jamesson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Jamesson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dryden (ranked 4270 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Identify Winner (ranked 495 p4p, 383 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Dryden !
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, Identify Winner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dryden or perhaps it was just good defense by Winner, which made it look bad.
Winner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dryden manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Winner keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dryden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dryden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Winner pushes Dryden off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Dryden darts in and clinches Winner up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dryden effectively controlling the action here.
Winner tries to land a knee to the head but Dryden blocks with his arms.
Dryden lands an uppercut.
Winner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dryden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winner letting Dryden take a breather here.
Dryden tries to pull guard but Winner won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Dryden . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dryden manages to pull guard.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dryden is trying to control the position but Winner postures up.
Winner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dryden keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner is looking to stand up but Dryden won't let him.
Dryden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.
Dryden 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.
Dryden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winner is aware though and is defending well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dryden keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dryden .
Dryden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dryden is breathing heavily.
Winner trying to control but Dryden is working from the bottom.
Winner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dryden keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winner slips nicely into half guard.
Winner prevents Dryden from improving his position.
Winner controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Dryden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dryden 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winner clinches with his opponent.
Winner is trying to pull guard but Dryden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dryden stops a takedown attempt from Winner.
Winner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dryden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dryden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dryden fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Dryden . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dryden gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dryden has control of Winner's left arm, preventing Winner from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner pushes down on Dryden 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dryden actively working from the bottom here.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winner prevents Dryden from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Winner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dryden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a shoot takedown. Dryden fights it but they end up in guard.
Dryden has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Winner has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Winner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dryden is defending well for now.
Winner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winner is trying to force a seperation but Dryden has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Dryden .
Dryden breaks the clinch.
Dryden instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dryden 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dryden fails with a takedown attempt.
Dryden shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dryden 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winner goes for a double leg but Dryden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dryden continues to drive forward.
Winner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dryden circles away.
Winner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dryden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dryden shoots in but no luck this time.
Winner wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winner defends well and Dryden ends up having to push Winner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winner has picked Dryden up - he's going for a ride! Winner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Winner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dryden tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
Winner trying to control the pace.
Winner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Identify Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dryden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Dryden . Dryden gets slowly back to his feet.
Dryden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Winner was covering up waiting for the punch and Dryden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dryden looking to sit in guard and control but Winner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dryden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Winner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winner is standing up over Dryden . Dryden looks to escape but Winner dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dryden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Identify Winner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Dryden 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dryden parries the strikes from Winner easily there. Winner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dryden to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to control but Dryden is keeping him busy.
Dryden misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dryden keeps working.
Dryden tries to improve position but can't.
Winner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dryden !
Dryden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner looking to secure an arm triangle but Dryden defends it well.
Dryden wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dryden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dryden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dryden holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winner trying to control but Dryden is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Identify Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Identify Winner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ouca Chorsa (ranked 3418 p4p, 2843 weight class) and Jason Torne (ranked 396 p4p, 349 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chorsa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to move -thousand foot krutch. Ouca Chorsa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ouca Chorsa !
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, Jason Torne !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torne clinches.
Chorsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chorsa tries to break the clinch but Torne is controlling the position.
Torne effectively controlling the action here.
Torne just leaning against Chorsa , taking a breather.
Torne manages to pull guard.
Torne with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Chorsa can't handle though.
Chorsa landing with the ground and pound.
Chorsa preventing the sweep.
Torne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torne throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chorsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chorsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chorsa manages to get himself to full guard.
Torne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chorsa trying to keep a closed guard but Torne is proving a slippery customer.
Chorsa wriggles free and stands up.
Torne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chorsa circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouca Chorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chorsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chorsa tries to break the clinch but Torne is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chorsa .
Torne has clasped his hands together around Chorsa 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Torne remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Torne stands up and beckons Chorsa to his feet.
Chorsa misses with the combination.
A combination from Chorsa does no damage.
Torne avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torne can pounce on him.
Chorsa misses with a wild combination.
Torne misses with a takedown attempt - Chorsa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chorsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torne .
Torne feints the counter takedown.
Chorsa throws a series of punches but Torne moves out of range.
Torne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Ouca Chorsa has been cut.
Chorsa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chorsa throws a lazy right hand but Torne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chorsa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torne trying to mount his opponent but Chorsa defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torne stands up and beckons Chorsa to join him on the feet.
Chorsa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torne counters by moving into the clinch.
Chorsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torne stalling in the clinch.
Torne has picked Chorsa up - he's going for a ride! Torne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Chorsa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Torne keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A short right from Torne .
A head punch on the inside from Chorsa fails to land.
Chorsa can't break the clinch.
Torne keeps control of Chorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chorsa wants to break free but Torne has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ouca Chorsa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ouca Chorsa 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chorsa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Torne has a takedown stuffed.
Chorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Torne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chorsa throws a right hand that Torne ducks under and follows up with a left that Torne also avoids with ease.
Chorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Torne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chorsa .
Chorsa misses with a body shot.
Torne closes the distance and clinches.
Torne manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Chorsa blocks a head kick by Torne .
Torne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chorsa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torne decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torne keeping moving, preventing Chorsa from controlling successfully.
Torne is pulling down on Chorsa 's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chorsa passes into half guard.
Chorsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torne tries to get to full guard but Chorsa has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torne wants to sweep but Chorsa has passed to side control!
Chorsa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Torne to his feet.
Torne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chorsa on the side of the head.
Chorsa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chorsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chorsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chorsa defends it well.
Torne moves into the clinch.
Torne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chorsa prevents it.
Torne is breathing heavily.
Chorsa tries to break the clinch but Torne is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chorsa 's efforts to push away.
Torne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chorsa working hard to break the clinch.
Torne pulls guard effortlessly.
Chorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Torne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torne managing to control the position.
Chorsa looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chorsa preventing the sweep.
Chorsa trying to control but Torne is working from the bottom.
Torne is controlling Chorsa 's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chorsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torne scores with a head kick.
Chorsa digs a good hook to Torne 's body.
Jab from Chorsa .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ouca Chorsa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ouca Chorsa 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Torne darts in and clinches Chorsa up against the cage.
Torne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chorsa is trying to keep an underhook but Torne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chorsa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Torne keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Torne has Chorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Chorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torne gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chorsa regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chorsa 's head.
Chorsa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Torne is now in half guard.
Chorsa trying to control here.
Chorsa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Torne manages to mount him!
Chorsa tries to hold on but Torne pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorsa is working to get back to half guard.
Torne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chorsa turns into him and now he's in Torne 's guard.
Torne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torne wants to sweep here but Chorsa controlling him for the moment.
Chorsa wants to control from the top but Torne keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Torne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chorsa defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torne is on top in guard.
Torne content to stall in guard here.
Torne preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torne 's guard.
Chorsa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torne looking for a sweep. Not yet Torne , not yet.
Torne keeping moving, preventing Chorsa from controlling successfully.
Torne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chorsa is one step ahead there.
Chorsa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four 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.
Chorsa is looking to stand up but Torne won't let him.
Chorsa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Torne has a closed guard, preventing Chorsa from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Torne .
I think Chorsa 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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