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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Things just arent the same as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randjob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Belfort connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Belfort.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie motions for Belfort to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belfort looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Belfort wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Belfort cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belfort but Belfort pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Belfort scores with a hook.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Belfort cracks Gracie with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belfort scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie catches Belfort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom here.
Belfort tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Belfort's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belfort tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Belfort managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
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.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belfort.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
Gracie takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belfort tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belfort is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Belfort scores with a leg kick.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Belfort counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie slips under a jab from Belfort.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Gracie defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort blocks a jab.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Belfort.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Belfort throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Belfort with a hook.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Belfort tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Belfort blocks a leg kick.
Vitor Belfort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort lands the left hand.
Belfort lands with a good body shot.
Belfort clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belfort dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort.
Belfort digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Belfort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belfort.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belfort.
Donk. Belfort catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Belfort.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belfort lands a head shot.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
Belfort scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Belfort.
A big left from Belfort misses.
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belfort throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belfort cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Donk. Belfort catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belfort - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belfort. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Belfort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belfort lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belfort can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Belfort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort scores with a hook.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belfort stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belfort looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belfort.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie is rocked!
Belfort throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belfort.
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 cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belfort swinging wildly here.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Belfort cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort lands an overhand right.
Belfort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Belfort is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Belfort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
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!
Belfort connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belfort.
Belfort stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Belfort clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Belfort misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Belfort connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belfort connects with a single shot there.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Belfort lands with a slapping head kick.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belfort drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belfort is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheers as Belfort lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Belfort throws a monster overhand right that drops Gracie! Belfort follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
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