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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Belafonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brick wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belafonte's entrance music is Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat. A fine choice. Victor Belafonte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Belafonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, brick wall!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by wall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
wall stands up and beckons Belafonte to his feet.
wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belafonte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
wall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belafonte is fending him off so far but wall persists. Nope, Belafonte circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from wall.
wall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belafonte avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor Belafonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belafonte swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belafonte feints and then cracks wall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow wall down.
Belafonte is looking to clinch but wall is avoiding it.
wall tries for a takedown but Belafonte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
wall closes the distance and clinches up with Belafonte, looking for a takedown. wall pushes Belafonte against the ropes but Belafonte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Victor Belafonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
wall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belafonte as he jumps to the side.
wall looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belafonte.
wall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belafonte circles away.
wall shoots in looking for a takedown. Belafonte tries to sprawl out of it but wall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Belafonte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belafonte forces wall back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte is looking to control wall's arms but wall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belafonte has his back to the ropes.
wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belafonte walks away with a smile on his face. wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
wall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belafonte controlling the position well.
Belafonte pushes wall off looking to stand but wall dives back in and keeps control.
wall decides to stand up.
wall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belafonte tries to clinch up.
wall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belafonte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from wall.
Belafonte clinches.
wall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belafonte effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belafonte just stands there and leans against the ropes.
wall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belafonte lands an elbow inside.
It looks like brick wall has been cut.
Belafonte is pushing wall up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belafonte lands a good knee to the midsection. wall won't want to take too many of those.
Belafonte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Belafonte.
Belafonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belafonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belafonte lands an elbow inside that wall shrugs off.
Belafonte lands a damaging elbow.
Belafonte connects with a nasty looking knee right to wall's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belafonte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Belafonte connects with a knee to the head.
Belafonte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Belafonte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on brick wall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belafonte throws a head kick that half lands.
wall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
brick wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belafonte darts in and clinches wall up against the ropes.
Belafonte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning wall up against the ropes.
wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belafonte walks away with a smile on his face. wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belafonte tries to close the distance and clinch but wall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belafonte sprawls well. Belafonte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. wall gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor Belafonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
wall misses with a takedown attempt - Belafonte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
wall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wall gets a takedown into half guard.
Belafonte trying to control from the bottom.
wall escapes and gets back to his feet.
wall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Belafonte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belafonte tries to avoid it but wall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belafonte to the ground. Belafonte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte lands with a nice body kick.
Belafonte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from wall.
wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Belafonte.
Belafonte moves into range and clinches up with wall.
Belafonte stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belafonte scores a nice knee to the body.
Belafonte scores a nice knee to the body.
Belafonte lands an elbow inside that wall shrugs off.
Belafonte connects with a nasty looking knee right to wall's face.
wall being controlled against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall tries to pull guard but Belafonte won't allow it.
Belafonte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Belafonte lands a good knee to the midsection. wall won't want to take too many of those.
Belafonte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belafonte is trying to maintain a safe position but wall gets an underhook and turns Belafonte into the ropes.
wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belafonte walks away with a smile on his face. wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belafonte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Belafonte clinches up with wall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Belafonte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
wall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belafonte just stands there and leans against the ropes.
wall jumps guard but Belafonte stands there with wall around his waist. wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belafonte seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but wall is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Belafonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Belafonte.
Belafonte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
wall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belafonte controlling the action here for a moment.
wall drags the fight down to the ground.
Belafonte 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belafonte trying to stand up but can't free himself from wall's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Belafonte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on brick wall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Belafonte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belafonte wants it to stay on the feet.
wall shoots in for a takedown but Belafonte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belafonte tries to clinch up but wall circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Belafonte.
Belafonte slaps away a takedown attempt from wall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Victor Belafonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
Belafonte darts in and clinches wall up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belafonte lands a nice elbow.
wall jumps guard but Belafonte stands there with wall around his waist. wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Belafonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
wall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belafonte.
Belafonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
wall tries to pull guard but Belafonte won't allow it.
Belafonte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
wall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belafonte just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Belafonte landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belafonte.
wall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Victor Belafonte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belafonte lands a nice elbow.
Belafonte lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belafonte.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Come on Belafonte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belafonte lands a knee to the head.
Belafonte crunches a lovely knee into wall's ribcage.
wall takes an elbow to the temple.
wall takes an elbow to the temple.
Belafonte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belafonte looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Belafonte.
wall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belafonte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Belafonte.
Belafonte looking to stall.
Belafonte lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belafonte stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belafonte working wall over with knees to the body.
wall jumps guard but Belafonte stands there with wall around his waist. wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Belafonte pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Belafonte lands a knee to the head.
wall tries to pull guard but Belafonte holds him up against the ropes and eventually wall drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belafonte holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
wall takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four 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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Belafonte.
wall shoots in and bounces Belafonte off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Belafonte is looking to stand up but wall isn't so interested in that idea.
Belafonte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belafonte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
wall tries to stand but Belafonte is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Belafonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belafonte, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Belafonte!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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