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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mink Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes into the arena with Ace Hood - Cash Flow ft. Rick Ross, T-Pain blaring out of the sound system. Drone has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 cm
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176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 Amsterdam, Mink Drone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belfort looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Drone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belfort finds it's way round the side to connect with Drone's head. Belfort connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drone momentarily.
Belfort lands a really nice looking cross but Drone seems unphased.
Drone slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drone slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Belfort cracks a nice hook into Drone's ribs. Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belfort but Belfort pushes him off and we're back to square one. Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Belfort lands with an uppercut that bounces Drone off the cage and back into rage. Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Belfort scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Drone shoots in for a takedown but Belfort shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Belfort lands with a hook. Drone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Belfort listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Nice straight punches there by Belfort. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belfort. Belfort catches Drone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Belfort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Belfort connects with a jab. Nice uppercut there from Belfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round. 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 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drone on the side of the head. Belfort throws a shot to the body.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely. Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Belfort cracks Drone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Drone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drone throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily. Belfort lands a lovely overhand right. Drone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort. Belfort is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Drone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Belfort throws a big shot that misses. Belfort throws a series of punches but Drone moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round. That's time! Drone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Drone uses good head movement to avoid it. Drone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort. Drone moves out of range of the strikes. Belfort misses with the combination.
Belfort scores with a jab. Drone acknowledges it with a nod of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Belfort slaps away a takedown attempt from Drone, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mink Drone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort scores with a nice head shot. Drone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A cross from Belfort lands. Good shot there by Belfort. Belfort works over Drone's head and body with a nice combination. Donk. Belfort catches Drone right on the button with a cross.
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. Drone ducks under a wild hook from Belfort. Nice uppercut there from Belfort. Belfort digs a good body shot into Drone's ribs. Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Drone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belfort finds it's way round the side to connect with Drone's head. Belfort thows a left - swing and a miss! Jab, jab by Belfort - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drone takes one to the chin there. Belfort avoids the head kick by Drone.
Belfort connects with a body shot. Belfort thuds his right hand into Drone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Drone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Belfort thuds his right hand into Drone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Belfort with a hook.
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. Drone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Belfort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drone on the side of the head. Belfort lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Drone ducks under a wild hook from Belfort. Belfort with a body punch. A glancing blow. Belfort might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Drone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort scores with a decent looking hook. Drone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Belfort jabs Drone right on the nose. Drone blinks but takes it well. Drone ducks under a wild hook from Belfort. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Belfort dips to his left and cracks Drone with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Belfort as he connects with a hook. Drone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Belfort catches Drone right on the button with a cross. Drone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vitor Belfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Drone walks into a straight right hand from Belfort. Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Drone takes one on the button. Drone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belfort bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drone's head backwards. Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone. Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Belfort lands a jab to the head.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Drone slips under a jab from Belfort. Drone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Belfort stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Belfort lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Belfort connects with a looping right hand.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Donk. Belfort catches Drone right on the button with a cross. Mink Drone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Drone shoots for a double leg takedown but Belfort sprawls well. He's pushed Drone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Drone walks into a stiff left hand from Belfort.
And that's the end of the fight! Vitor Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Belfort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfort!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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