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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Issac James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Issac James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevens managing to control the position.
James prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
James controlling from the top position.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
James is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James wants to stand but Stevens is controlling his posture from full guard.
James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
Stevens is trying to keep James in close.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Issac James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Stevens looks gassed!
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stevens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Issac James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stevens's guard now.
James looking to pass the guard.
Stevens controlling the position.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issac James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James scores with a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Stevens is trying to keep James in close.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens looking to control.
Stevens wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Stevens is trying to control the position but James postures up.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
Stevens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens misses with a takedown
and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stevens's guard now.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
James preventing the sweep.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
James passes Stevens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stevens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James'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.
James is thwarting Stevens's attempts to control the position.
Stevens moves into full guard.
James postures up.
Stevens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stevens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stevens working the ground and pound effectively.
Issac James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Stevens avoids the attempt from James to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevens is looking to stand but Stevens has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
James regains half guard.
Stevens trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
James trying to control here.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stevens being controlled here momentarily.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Issac James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
James rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stevens gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issac James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
James instigates a clinch.
Stevens tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Issac James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, James changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stevens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stevens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevens can't get the takedown.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Stevens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Issac James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Stevens.
Stevens is trying to stall.
Stevens has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Issac James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stevens is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
James in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but James postures up.
James advances nicely into full mount.
Stevens is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stevens can't escape the position.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Issac James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Issac James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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