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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen The Hart Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Jamie Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Souza!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Souza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gaffney shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Gaffney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaffney rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Gaffney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gaffney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Souza to work.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaffney's elbow.
Gaffney wants a takedown.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaffney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaffney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gaffney manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gaffney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Souza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gaffney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Souza has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to escape the position but Gaffney is controlling the position.
Gaffney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Souza for as long as he can get away with.
Gaffney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Souza, who protects the arm well.
Gaffney taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gaffney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Souza, who protects the arm well.
Gaffney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney slows the pace down.
Gaffney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaffney cracks Souza with a big elbow.
Gaffney controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney working the ground and pound.
Gaffney taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Souza's cut.
That's time! Gaffney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza stuffs the takedown.
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaffney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gaffney showed some decent athleticism there.
Gaffney passes the guard and advances to mount!
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jamie Gaffney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gaffney lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Souza has given up his back.
Souza showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza wants to escape the position.
Gaffney is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gaffney patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaffney keeps control of the position easily here as Souza tries to buck him off.
Gaffney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gaffney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gaffney looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gaffney patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I would not like to be Souza right now.
Gaffney is landing with strikes from the back.
Souza covers up after that shot from Gaffney.
Gaffney looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gaffney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaffney lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Souza defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gaffney's arms.
Gaffney working for a choke but Souza is defending well.
Gaffney biding his time, controlling Souza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaffney shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaffney darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gaffney.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaffney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gaffney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaffney swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gaffney jumps guard and drags Souza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaffney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaffney has his feet on Souza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wanderlei Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaffney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaffney in particular looking to stall.
Gaffney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaffney controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamie Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaffney off to one side.
Jamie Gaffney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Souza enables Gaffney to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Souza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gaffney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gaffney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaffney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wanderlei Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaffney controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gaffney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaffney 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gaffney!
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hype
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