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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Ries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasilyevich's choice of entrance music: Billy Connolly - Ivan the terrible. Ivan Vasilyevich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Ries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyevich scores with a shot to the body.
Vasilyevich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ries gets a double leg takedown into Vasilyevich's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ries wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
Vasilyevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vasilyevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ries.
Ries stopping the sweep attempt from Vasilyevich.
Ries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasilyevich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vasilyevich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ries trying to control but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries throws a big elbow that misses.
Ries is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasilyevich wants to sweep here but Ries controlling him for the moment.
Ries is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasilyevich has wrist control.
Ries 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.
Ries throws a big elbow that misses.
Ries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasilyevich keeping full guard, as Ries tries to pass.
Ries scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich controls Ries momentarily but Ries frees himself.
Ries trying to control but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
Ries trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ries wants to pass the guard but Vasilyevich is keeping the position.
Ries controlling from the top position.
Vasilyevich managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ries connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Vasilyevich misses.
Vasilyevich throws a series of punches but Ries avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ries fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chase Ries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ries misses with a takedown attempt - Vasilyevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ries gets the takedown into side control.
Vasilyevich tries to buck Ries off but Ries is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Ries are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ries creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ries 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.
Ries working the head and body with strikes.
Vasilyevich struggling a bit here.
Ries working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ries misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ries throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ries throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ries with the ground and pound but Vasilyevich regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries throwing shots but Vasilyevich is blocking nicely.
Ries throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ries wants to pass to mount but Vasilyevich is defending the position.
Ries is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasilyevich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasilyevich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ries throws an elbow that misses. Vasilyevich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ries's guard. Nice move by Vasilyevich!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Ries dominated that round.
That's time! Ries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chase Ries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ries swinging wildly here.
Ries blocks a head kick by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ries misses the shot to the body.
Ries takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Chase Ries has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ries. That snapped Vasilyevich's head back.
Vasilyevich scores with a shot to the body.
Ries slips a straight right by Vasilyevich.
Ries shoots in and bounces Vasilyevich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ries distracts Vasilyevich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ries throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasilyevich is pulling down on Ries's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
Ries tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasilyevich is retaining full guard.
Ries wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
Vasilyevich is trying to keep Ries in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ries shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasilyevich as he avoids it easily.
Vasilyevich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ries shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasilyevich sprawls well. He's pushed Ries's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Ries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ries closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vasilyevich did well to prevent Ries getting side control.
Ries trying to control from half guard but Vasilyevich is working away.
Vasilyevich trying to hold on to Ries's head to control him but Ries postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ries is working for a kimura but Vasilyevich is defending it quite comfortably.
Chase Ries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ries is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vasilyevich is defending against the submission attempts here by Ries.
Ries wants to take a breather but Vasilyevich is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vasilyevich wants to get back to full guard.
Ries trying to mount his opponent but Vasilyevich defends it.
Ries is looking for a kimura but Vasilyevich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ries to get the leverage.
Ries wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasilyevich keeps working.
Vasilyevich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ries throwing shots but Vasilyevich is blocking nicely.
Vasilyevich tries to get to full guard but Ries has control of the leg.
Ries looks to land a strike but Vasilyevich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasilyevich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ries postures up in Vasilyevich's guard and throws a big left but Vasilyevich blocks it.
Ries throwing strikes from guard but Vasilyevich blocks nicely.
Ries is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasilyevich has wrist control.
Vasilyevich keeping moving, preventing Ries from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilyevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ries.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Ries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chase Ries'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ries bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vasilyevich struggling a bit here.
Vasilyevich controls the position for a moment.
Vasilyevich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ries.
Ries wants to control but Vasilyevich is keeping him busy.
Ries is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vasilyevich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ries trying to control the position but Vasilyevich is working away.
Vasilyevich seems a little lost for a moment, as Ries dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vasilyevich is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Ries seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ries is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vasilyevich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasilyevich is not content to let Ries control the position.
Ries wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasilyevich, who protects the arm well.
Vasilyevich is not content to let Ries control the position.
Vasilyevich holds on to Ries's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ivan Vasilyevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ries is working Vasilyevich over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ries looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasilyevich is avoiding damage well.
Vasilyevich is looking for a sweep.
Ries creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vasilyevich sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vasilyevich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ries wants to control but Vasilyevich is keeping him busy.
Ries looking to control but instead Vasilyevich has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ries thows a huge punch but Vasilyevich dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ries wants to pass to mount but Vasilyevich is defending the position.
Ries throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ries is looking for a kimura here.
Ries works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vasilyevich is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich is squirming around, avoiding Ries's attempts to control the action.
Vasilyevich holds on to Ries as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Vasilyevich is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ries looking to ground and pound but Vasilyevich is blocking nicely.
Ries looking to control but Vasilyevich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vasilyevich flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Ries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ries, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Ries!
A victorious Chase Ries thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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