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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robot Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Belkofer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robot Joe's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robot Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe blocks a leg kick.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belkofer defends it nicely.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belkofer sprawls well. Belkofer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robot Joe.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belkofer - that will leave a mark!
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Belkofer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belkofer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belkofer scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Belkofer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Robot Joe has been cut.
Belkofer is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Belkofer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belkofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Belkofer lands a nice looking body shot.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belkofer throws a front kick that sends Joe stumbling back into the cage.
Belkofer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Belkofer lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
David Belkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belkofer lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
A punch combination from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belkofer thuds his shin into the meat of Joe's side.
A good leg kick by Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer thuds his shin into the meat of Joe's side.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belkofer.
A bone on bone clash there as Joe blocks the leg kick.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belkofer fails to land with a series of punches.
Belkofer tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Joe blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Belkofer as he connects with a hook.
Belkofer is looking to clinch.
Joe throws a hook but Belkofer blocks it.
Belkofer throws a combination. Joe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick.
Belkofer swinging wildly here.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belkofer pinned against the cage. Belkofer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Belkofer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belkofer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Belkofer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robot Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Belkofer.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
David Belkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belkofer slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belkofer tries to land a body kick
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belkofer won't be happy with that.
Belkofer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joe's best efforts.
Belkofer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joe is working away from the top position though.
Belkofer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belkofer tries to get to full guard but Joe has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joe goes for an armbar but Belkofer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Belkofer.
Belkofer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Belkofer is stalling in the full guard.
Joe trying to control the position.
Belkofer trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
Joe is trying to keep Belkofer in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robot Joe.
Belkofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
Belkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Belkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belkofer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belkofer clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belkofer throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belkofer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belkofer.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joe if he has to take too many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robot Joe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Belkofer throws a low kick, looking for Joe's leg but Joe calmly moves out of range.
Belkofer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belkofer. Belkofer obviously looking to wear him down.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belkofer throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belkofer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belkofer looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe looks for a takedown but Belkofer sprawls well.
Joe blocks the body kick.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belkofer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
David Belkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick.
Belkofer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe moves out of range as Belkofer throws a body kick.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belkofer.
Belkofer is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Belkofer lands.
Belkofer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Belkofer misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Belkofer didn't expect that.
Joe wants to control from the top but Belkofer keeps moving.
Belkofer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe postures up.
Belkofer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Belkofer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer pulls Joe in close to prevent any damage.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Belkofer is keeping the position.
Joe trying to control but Belkofer is working from the bottom.
Belkofer wants to stand up but Joe is controlling him.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crunch! Belkofer slams his shin into Joe's torso.
Belkofer leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belkofer to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joe.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Belkofer does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Belkofer. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robot Joe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Belkofer throws a one two combo.
Belkofer pushes Joe away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robot Joe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Belkofer looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Belkofer moves out of range easily.
Belkofer throws a front kick that sends Joe stumbling back into the cage.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belkofer moves into range and clinches up with Joe.
Belkofer trying to land knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Belkofer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belkofer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belkofer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Belkofer digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belkofer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Belkofer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
A jab from Belkofer does it's job there.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belkofer swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Belkofer clinches with his opponent.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belkofer lands a damaging elbow.
Belkofer manages to break the clinch.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
Belkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belkofer!
Belkofer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Belkofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Belkofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer tries to clinch up
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belkofer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Belkofer wants to get back to full guard.
Joe seems to be working for a kimura but Belkofer defends the submission attempt.
Joe is working for a kimura but Belkofer is defending it quite comfortably.
Belkofer controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belkofer is staying active underneath Joe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Joe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joe if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer had his way with Robot Joe in that round.
The cut man is working on Robot Joe'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belkofer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belkofer thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joe avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Belkofer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe throws a head kick but Belkofer moves out of range.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer misses with a straight right.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belkofer.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe blocks the body kick.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belkofer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belkofer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
Belkofer with a hook.
Belkofer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
David Belkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Belkofer.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belkofer.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe shoots for a takedown but Belkofer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robot Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belkofer.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Belkofer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by Belkofer.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Belkofer throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Joe moves out of range as Belkofer throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belkofer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joe.
Belkofer throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Belkofer checks a low kick from Joe.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joe if he has to take too many more of those.
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belkofer scores with a hook.
Robot Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belkofer cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Belkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belkofer, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for David Belkofer!
David Belkofer wins by unanimous decision!
David Belkofer retains his welterweight title!
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