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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Vitor Belfort had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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202 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort.
Gracie looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Belfort.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belfort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
Belfort is working Gracie over against the cage.
Belfort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Belfort lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belfort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Belfort.
Belfort digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Belfort stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a left to the head.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Belfort.
A body shot lands from Belfort.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belfort uses from the top position.
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!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belfort sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Belfort stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belfort is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Belfort passes into half guard.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Still in half guard, Belfort seems content to control.
Belfort postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belfort throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a three punch combo!
Belfort lands a slapping body shot.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfort takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
A big left from Belfort misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is looking to chop away at Belfort's legs.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Belfort tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Belfort.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Belfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Gracie stalks Belfort and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belfort's face. Belfort staggers backwards, shaken.
Belfort lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Belfort throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Gracie sizes up Belfort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Belfort's defenses.
Belfort with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie sizes up Belfort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belfort throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Belfort takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort with a nice cross.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryan Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
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.
Gracie moves out of range as Belfort strikes.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belfort lands a jab to the head.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie stuns Belfort with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Belfort lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
A big left from Belfort misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Belfort moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A big left from Belfort misses.
Belfort looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two 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.
Gracie throws a combination. Belfort tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Belfort's legs.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Belfort blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Belfort seems unphased.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belfort.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort throws a good cross that connects.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belfort 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 throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
A jab from Belfort misses.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Belfort backs away looking to recover.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belfort doesn't seem phased though.
Ryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belfort has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfort!
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