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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Varner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Varner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelling misses with a takedown attempt
and Varner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stelling 's guard.
Varner content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Varner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stelling on his heels. He'll look to pass Stelling 's guard now, I'm sure.
Varner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Varner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelling trying to control the position.
Varner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Varner'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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varner connects with a couple of short punches.
Varner stays in close to Stelling 's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Varner feints and as Stelling raises his hands in defense, Varner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Varner landing some decent shots from guard.
Varner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varner with a nice head shot there.
Varner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Varner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Varner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Varner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stelling slaps away a takedown attempt from Varner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Varner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stelling is trying to escape back to his feet but Varner uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jamie Varner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stelling tries to control but Varner manages to take his back.
Varner is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling wants to escape the position.
Varner biding his time, controlling Stelling .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Stelling is looking for a way out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Varner slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Stelling covers up after that shot from Varner.
Stelling wants to escape the position.
Stelling grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Varner biding his time, controlling Stelling .
Varner not allowing Stelling to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelling rolls, trying to escape but Varner keeps control of the position.
Varner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stelling hold on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Varner.
Stelling trying to control the action but Varner just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Varner dominated that second round.
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 looking to score a takedown here. Stelling is defending well but Varner drives through and ends up in Stelling 's guard.
Varner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Varner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Varner stays in close to Stelling 's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner stands up over Stelling , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Varner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stelling throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stelling trying to keep a closed guard but Varner is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Varner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stelling tries to avoid it but Varner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stelling to the ground. Stelling escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Varner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stelling was covering up waiting for the punch and Varner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Varner is in close to Stelling 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Varner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Varner won't allow Stelling to sweep him here.
Varner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Varner.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stelling misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Stelling misses.
Varner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Varner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stelling tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jack Stelling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stelling looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Varner raining down shots from the mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stelling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Varner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Varner, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Varner!
Jamie Varner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jack Stelling stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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