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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Transylvania. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jam!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Story counters with a single leg into guard. Jam didn't expect that.
Story advances to half guard.
Jam is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Story is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Story breaks from Jam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Story looking to finish Jam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jam!
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!
Story landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jam throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jam is wriggling around trying to escape.
Story with shots to the head and body - Jam looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jam slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Story.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Story lands a nice short elbow.
Story is trying to control the action in half guard but Jam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Story is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Story there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam pushes Story off looking to stand but Story dives back in and keeps control.
Story slows the pace down in half guard.
Jam is trying to stand.
Story lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Story lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam is looking to escape.
Jam won't allow Story to pass to mount.
Story is working hard here to advance position.
Story is trying to work for a kimura but Jam is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Story stops Jam from getting back to his feet.
Story looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jam is trying to stand back up but Story is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Story lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Story is looking for a kimura but Jam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Story to get the leverage.
Jam tries to kick Story off but Story keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Story scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Story scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jam has hold of Story's hands but Story slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam has hold of Story's hands but Story slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Story 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.
Story controlling the pace.
Story tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Story with a nice head shot there.
Story working some strikes from top position.
Story wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Story is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam is looking to stand up but Story isn't so interested in that idea.
Story works over Jam with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to stand and escape but Story is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story 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.
Story landing with the ground and pound.
Jam is looking to stand up but Story isn't so interested in that idea.
Story stays in close to Jam's body and controls the position.
Jam lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Story!
Story is looking to improve his position but Jam isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Nick Story dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Story.
Jam throws a head kick that Story semi-blocks.
It looks like Nick Story has been cut.
Story closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jam to the mat! Jam manages to get full guard.
Story postures up.
Story distracts Jam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Story is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jam 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.
Jam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Story controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story scoring with some ground and pound.
Jam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Story is controlling him.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.
Story cracks Jam with a solid left hand.
Story chips away with some ground and pound.
Story's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jam throws some wild stikes that Story manages to avoid easily.
Story slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Story avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jam.
Story works his way to full guard. Good work.
Story tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jam stands and throws Story's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Story manages to get back to half guard.
Story 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.
Story is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jam's back!
Story lands a shot to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Jam as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Story!
Story lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Story working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
Jam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jam tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Jam really wants to buck Story off and get back to his feet.
Story raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Story tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Jam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Jam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Story putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Story wants to control the pace but Jam is squirming around nicely.
Jam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Story cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Story connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nick Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Story breaks from Jam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jam regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jam taking some punishment here, with Story in his half guard.
Story is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Story's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Story avoids the body shot from Jam.
Story shoots in looking for a takedown but Jam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Story's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Story is just out of range.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Story counters with a shoot takedown. Jam fights it but they end up in guard.
Jam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jam pushes Story off and scrambles back to his feet.
Story closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jam circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Story looks for a takedown but Jam sprawls well.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Story moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Story doesn't seem phased though.
Story fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Story waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jam.
Jam misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Jam.
Story shoots in but Jam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Bob Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Story swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jam. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Story scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Story wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jam keeps working.
Jam is trying to get back to his feet.
Story working the ground and pound from side control.
Story lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story scores with a couple of short elbows.
Story looks up at the clock and then as Jam takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Story smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Story is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Story landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Story scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Story advances nicely into full mount.
Story with good strikes from the mount here!
Story cracks Jam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jam is trying to stand.
Jam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Story raining down hammerfists from mount.
Story in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Story avoids the attempt from Jam to control.
Jam is looking to get to half guard.
Story is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jam can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Jam is trying to stand.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Jam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Story landing punches.
Story looking to finish Jam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jam!
Jam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Story with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Story working Jam over with strikes here.
Nick Story is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Jam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Story, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
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