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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort's entrance music is Stand & Deliver. A fine choice. Jay Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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187 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort scores with a takedown into Bone's guard.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belfort is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bone has escaped and now he's on top!
Belfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Belfort is keeping the position.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belfort is pulling down on Bone's head to control his posture.
Bone 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.
Belfort is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belfort tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belfort is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Belfort is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bone keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
Belfort not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone is trying to keep Belfort in close.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belfort closes the distance and pushes Bone back into the cage.
Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort can't get the takedown.
Bone working hard to break the clinch.
Belfort breaks from the clinch.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt - Bone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Bone lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Paulo Belfort has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bone.
Jay Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bone.
Belfort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Belfort seems to be working for a kimura but Bone defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Belfort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bone scores with a nice body kick.
Bone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bone cracks the inside of Belfort's front leg.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belfort looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bone is fending him off so far but Belfort persists. Nope, Bone circles away and we're back to standing.
Belfort takes a kick to the side of the head.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bone as he jumps to the side.
Bone connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belfort.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws a front kick that sends Belfort stumbling back into the cage.
Bone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bone.
Bone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bone.
Nice body kick from Bone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bone can pounce on him.
Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bone scoring well with a low kick there.
Jay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Bone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bone.
Belfort takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paulo Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Bone.
Bone thows a body kick. Belfort tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bone scores with a head kick.
Bone scores with a push kick.
Bone throws a leg kick which misses Belfort's front leg but catches the back leg as Belfort tries to avoid it.
Belfort sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jay Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bone.
Bone scores with a head kick.
Paulo Belfort's cut is getting worse.
Bone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Bone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Belfort if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bone - that will leave a mark!
Bone cracks the inside of Belfort's front leg.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a nice head kick!
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belfort's head.
Good leg kick by Bone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belfort.
Bone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bone connects with a high kick.
Bone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belfort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bone scoring well with a low kick there.
Belfort will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bone throws a nice head kick!
Bone scoring well with a low kick there.
Bone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone lands a high kick!
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belfort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bone. Bone obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks to land a body kick but Belfort moved away.
Bone motions for Belfort to come forward. Bone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bone but Bone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bone.
Bone keeps Belfort at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bone.
Bone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort blocks a head kick by Bone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bone.
Bone throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Bone lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bone thows a body kick. Belfort tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Belfort fails to land the takedown.
Belfort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bone!
A clash of legs there as Belfort blocks the low kick.
Belfort shoots in looking for a takedown. Bone tries to sprawl out of it but Belfort keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Bone lands but Belfort takes it in his stride.
Bone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bone thows a body kick. Belfort tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bone lands with a nice body kick.
Belfort avoids a kick to the body.
Bone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bone looks for the body kick but Belfort saw that one coming.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bone.
Belfort takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Bone feints and then cracks Belfort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belfort down.
Belfort shoots for a takedown but Bone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Belfort blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bone.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belfort will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bone leaves Belfort with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belfort looks to land a left hand but Bone moved out of range nicely.
Bone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bone is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone scores with a head kick.
Bone scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bone wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bone gets full guard.
Bone 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.
Belfort is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bone dives on top into guard.
Bone postures up.
Belfort has an active guard here but Bone has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Bone!
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energy
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