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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, vitor belfort!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts belfort as he jumps to the side.
James shoots in but belfort avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says belfort as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from belfort. No joy for James on that attempt.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
belfort lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by belfort!
belfort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by belfort.
belfort tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
belfort tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
belfort works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from belfort both land. Nice combination.
belfort lands a jab-cross combination.
belfort throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
belfort throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James is breathing heavily.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from belfort.
belfort swinging wildly here.
belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
belfort is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James fails with the takedown.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
belfort scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
belfort swinging wildly here.
belfort throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - belfort scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - belfort scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick from belfort lands but James takes it in his stride.
belfort throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Evan James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James closes the distance and clinches up with belfort, looking for a takedown. James pushes belfort against the cage but belfort circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
James slips a jab and a cross from belfort.
belfort throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
belfort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by belfort.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
belfort displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
vitor belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
belfort throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
belfort paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by belfort!
belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
belfort leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James throws a hook but belfort avoids it easily.
belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
belfort throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
belfort explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
belfort swinging wildly here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for James. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from belfort.
belfort scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from belfort both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
belfort scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
belfort throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
belfort lands a front kick.
belfort lands the left hand.
belfort is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
belfort scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from belfort.
belfort lands a jab to James's midsection.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by belfort.
belfort throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
belfort moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
belfort thuds a left hand into James's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vitor belfort dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
belfort scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James shoots in and drives through. belfort sprawls well.
belfort throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from belfort.
belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but belfort avoids it really well and circles away.
belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
belfort looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James walks into a jab.
belfort lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
belfort lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy left from belfort finds it's target.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
belfort lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
belfort is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
belfort misses with a double jab.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but belfort circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
belfort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by belfort.
belfort tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
belfort has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
belfort works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
belfort throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
belfort scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
belfort works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
belfort lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
belfort closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in and drives through. belfort sprawls well.
belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
belfort lands a two punch combo.
belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from belfort.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from belfort.
A nice combination there by belfort.
belfort throws a one two combo.
belfort misses with a wild combination.
belfort throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
belfort misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from belfort in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evan James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
belfort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James closes the distance and clinches up with belfort, looking for a takedown. James pushes belfort against the cage but belfort circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
belfort tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
belfort throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
belfort throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by belfort.
belfort throws a one two combo.
belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
belfort throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
belfort closes the distance and lands a one-two.
belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
belfort closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
belfort wants to get up but he can't break James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
belfort decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
belfort goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
belfort lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
belfort fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vitor belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
belfort looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
belfort throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
James scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by James.
belfort is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
belfort is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by James.
belfort is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
James dominating with strikes here.
belfort trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
belfort is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands with some strikes.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James thowing shots but they're missing.
belfort taking shots to the head.
belfort holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as James tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
belfort is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
belfort bucks up and throws James to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
James misses with a takedown attempt
and belfort counters with a one-two to the body.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and belfort counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
James gets the takedown into side control.
James cracks belfort with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. belfort controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
belfort sneaks out the side door and pushes James away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and belfort counters with a straight right hand.
belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from belfort.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and belfort counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from belfort.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around belfort's waist but belfort gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
belfort throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
belfort pushes James off and scrambles back to his feet.
belfort misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James misses with a double jab
and belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
belfort misses with the combination.
belfort thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
vitor belfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
belfort stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
James with a poor takedown
and belfort counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
belfort falls off balance throwing a combination
and belfort takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - belfort scores with a four punch combination!
belfort throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. belfort tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. belfort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 with a lazy takedown attempt
and belfort counters with a head kick. That will keep James thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
belfort scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
belfort stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
James misses with a double jab
and belfort counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at belfort to acknowledge the strikes.
belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
belfort moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
belfort throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James throws a combination that misses
and belfort counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
belfort throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James slips a jab and a cross from belfort.
belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Evan James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
belfort misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think belfort 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... vitor belfort!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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