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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Tinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinker comes to the ring accompanied by Stranglehold. Belfort has chosen Things just arent the same as his entrance music. Vitor Belfort will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Las Vegas, The Tinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tinker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belfort scores with a jab to the head.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Belfort throws an overhand right that lands on Tinker's shoulder, as Tinker tries to avoid the shot.
Tinker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belfort throws a body punch but Tinker moves out of range.
Belfort lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Tinker looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
Belfort throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Tinker moves out of range of the leg kick from Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Tinker moved away.
Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tinker throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
Tinker wants to slow Belfort down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Belfort.
Tinker blocks a head kick by Belfort.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tinker is defended easily by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a hook to the body
and Tinker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Belfort's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort controlling the position.
Tinker thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tinker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
Tinker looking to sit in guard and control but Belfort gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tinker looking to control.
Belfort must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tinker has a closed guard, preventing Belfort from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinker trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belfort but Belfort pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Belfort throws a leg kick that misses.
Tinker misses with a jab to the body
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tinker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a hook but Tinker avoids it easily.
Tinker misses with a body punch
and Belfort counters with a head kick. That will keep Tinker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tinker misses with a body punch
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tinker is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Belfort as he connects with a hook.
Oh Tinker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tinker misses with a body punch
and Belfort moves into the clinch.
Tinker seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort presses Tinker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belfort stalling the fight.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tinker's elbow.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from Tinker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Tinker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
Tinker is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort tries a body shot but Tinker blocks it.
Belfort keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tinker's efforts to push away.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tinker tries to pull guard but Belfort won't allow it.
Belfort tries a body shot but Tinker blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
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.
Tinker throws a lazy right hand but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfort's corner calls for a 1-2. Belfort obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Tinker moved out of range.
Tinker is looking to wear down Belfort with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tinker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Tinker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tinker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tinker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belfort defends it nicely.
Tinker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Tinker moves away from the strike by Belfort.
Tinker misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Belfort lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tinker doesn't seem phased though.
Vitor Belfort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Tinker shoots in looking for a takedown. Belfort tries to sprawl out of it but Tinker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Belfort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Belfort.
Tinker shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Tinker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Belfort misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Tinker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belfort throws a lazy head kick
and Tinker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tinker takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort tries a low kick but Tinker avoids it.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Tinker is just out of range.
Belfort fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Belfort.
Tinker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belfort manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belfort holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Tinker looking to pass the guard.
Tinker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belfort seems keen to control Tinker's posture.
Tinker tries to free his leg and advance position but Belfort is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belfort trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab by Tinker.
Tinker lands with a hook. Belfort tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belfort wants to clinch
and Tinker counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinker throws a big shot that misses.
Belfort thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitor Belfort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
That's time! Tinker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Belfort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tinker.
Tinker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tinker dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Tinker misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tinker misses with a combination
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort misses with a jab to the body
and Tinker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinker.
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.
Tinker wants to free his trapped foot but Belfort is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tinker with the ground and pound but Belfort uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Belfort really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tinker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tinker's guard.
Tinker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Belfort!
Belfort is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tinker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Belfort is on top in guard.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but instead Tinker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tinker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tinker postures up.
Tinker trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Tinker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is trying to keep Tinker in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tinker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Belfort pulls Tinker in close to his closed guard and prevents Tinker from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belfort misses with a head kick.
Tinker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Tinker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Tinker.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinker digs a good body shot into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Tinker slips the punch.
Belfort gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tinker.
A shot to de liver by Tinker. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Tinker is predictable there
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belfort is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belfort gets caught flat footed, as Tinker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Belfort utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tinker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tinker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tinker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Tinker 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfort!
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