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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and el giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). el giant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, el giant!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but giant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but giant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belfort tries to bum rush giant with a series of wild strikes but giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
giant lands a high kick!
giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
giant misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort checks the leg kick.
giant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belfort counters with a two punch combo.
giant tries to clinch
and Belfort counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from giant.
giant throws a low kick, looking for Belfort's leg but Belfort calmly moves out of range.
Belfort avoids the head kick by giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from giant.
giant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
giant is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
giant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
giant throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
giant stuffs the takedown.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort clinches up with giant and pushes him back against the cage.
giant jumps guard and drags Belfort to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Belfort trying to control but giant is working from the bottom.
Belfort is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belfort pushes down on giant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
giant tries to kick Belfort off but Belfort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but giant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belfort to get the leverage.
Belfort is trying to control. giant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
giant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belfort scores with a couple of nice shots.
giant is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but giant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belfort to get the leverage.
giant wants to get back to his feet.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but giant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belfort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belfort content to control rather than advance.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed giant's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belfort is keen to just control but giant is a slippery customer.
Belfort decides to return to a standing position.
Belfort blocks a head kick by giant.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - giant circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch but giant moves away
and giant counters by clinching up.
Belfort connects with a knee to the head.
giant has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
giant manages to break the clinch.
giant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belfort takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
el giant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belfort tries a head kick but it misses.
giant has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
giant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
giant lands a nice shot to the body.
giant has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
giant blocks an uppercut.
Belfort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. giant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. giant smiles and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belfort checks a leg kick.
el giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
giant looks to land a body kick but Belfort moved away.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt
and giant counters with a body kick that stops Belfort in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
giant clinches with his opponent.
Belfort has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics giant uses from the top position.
Belfort strikes from his own guard.
Belfort is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst giant is controlling him.
giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belfort is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belfort manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. giant manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control but giant is working from the bottom.
giant wants to stand and escape but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort wants to control from the top but giant keeps moving.
giant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belfort is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - giant circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch but giant moves away
letting giant counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belfort.
giant throws the kick towards the body but Belfort avoids it.
giant dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort tries to clinch
and giant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
giant is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort changes levels and goes for a takedown here. giant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick by giant misses
and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
giant taking a breather.
giant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
giant prevents the takedown attempt.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
giant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
giant has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
giant tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belfort as giant tries to tie him up.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort jumps guard.
giant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but el giant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
giant throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches.
giant tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belfort trying to stall but giant improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
giant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belfort gets underhooks to prevent giant's takedown attempt.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from giant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belfort is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
giant wants to stand and escape but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort sitting in guard, not really doing much.
giant is looking to stand up but Belfort isn't so interested in that idea.
Belfort works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Belfort is looking to take a break and control but giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belfort thows a huge punch but giant dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
giant tries to kick Belfort off but Belfort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belfort missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belfort wants to free his trapped foot but giant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but giant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
giant throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Victor Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belfort is chipping away with strikes.
Belfort landing a few strikes.
giant wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Belfort decides to stand up, so the ref orders giant to his feet.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Belfort fails to land the takedown.
Victor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort blocks a low kick nicely.
giant moves into the clinch.
Belfort pulls giant into guard.
Belfort 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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
el giant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belfort will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
I think giant 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... el giant!
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