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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Varner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Varner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good elbows
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Varner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Varner is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Varner postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Varner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Varner controlling him for the moment.
Mitchell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mitchell looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner landing with the ground and pound.
Varner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Varner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varner distracts Mitchell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Varner controls the pace.
Varner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Varner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Varner stops Mitchell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varner won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Varner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Varner lands in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Varner is one step ahead there.
Varner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Varner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Varner is working Mitchell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Varner.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yet more stalling tactics from Varner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Varner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mitchell with a poor takedown
and Varner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mitchell won't be happy with that.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Varner scoring with punches from side control.
Varner controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is looking to reverse the position.
Varner working the ground and pound.
Jamie Varner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Varner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner controls the position.
Varner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Varner is continuing to stall.
More stalling from Varner.
Varner working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mitchell looks to move to half guard but instead Varner has passed into mount! Damn!
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Varner controlling from mount.
Mitchell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell wants to control but Varner is having none of it.
Varner controlling his opponent.
Varner with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
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.
Varner with the ground and pound from mount.
Varner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Varner working Mitchell over with strikes here.
Varner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitchell?
Varner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Varner working Mitchell over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Varner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Varner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Varner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Varner stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
Varner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner landing some decent shots from guard.
Varner preventing the sweep.
Mitchell trying to control the position.
Varner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Varner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Varner with the counter takedown but Mitchell avoids it easily.
That's two 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.
Varner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mitchell's half guard.
Varner content to control rather than advance.
The adventures of Varner the control monster continue. Boring.
Mitchell is trying to control but Varner manages to pass to mount!
Mitchell tries to hold on but Varner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mitchell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mitchell is desperately trying to improve his position but Varner has a good base and remains in mount.
Jason Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Varner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Mitchell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Varner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varner lands a heavy elbow.
Varner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Varner cracks Mitchell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell is rocked!
Varner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Varner lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Varner controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Varner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Varner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Varner!
Our winner, Jamie Varner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jason Mitchell spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for the opportunity and your support. I'll do everything i can to be better next time out.'.
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RATING
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