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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
James tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the ropes.
Green working aggressively here.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Green counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Green trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Green throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
James wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Green thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green stops James from standing up.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has an active guard here but James has managed to pass into half guard.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green wants to control but James passes into side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James stands up.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James misses with a double jab.
A jab from James misses.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Green thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
James is looking to escape.
James trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Green tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green prevents James from standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Green working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James misses with a combination
and Green counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Green throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
James wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
James can't keep his opponent in guard - Green advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Green looking to control.
Green has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
Green is trying to keep James in close.
James wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand but Green has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Green looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arthur Green.
Green takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James dodges the punch combination from Green.
Jesse James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green wants to clinch.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
James is rocked!
James misses with a two punch combination.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up James and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and James is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Green for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that James was out. Good sportsmanship.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Arthur Green!
A victorious Arthur Green thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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FIGHT
RATING
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