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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Befor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Finch - Letters To You . Hippi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harry Hippy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Harri Hippi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Befor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hippi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hippi 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 shoots in and drives through. Hippi sprawls well.
That kick from Belfort tenderised Hippi's leg. Hippi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belfort lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Harri Hippi has been cut.
Belfort fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hippi checks it well.
No luck for Belfort with that takedown attempt.
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 misses with a left hand
and Hippi counters with a nice body kick.
Hippi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hippi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Hippi avoids it well.
Hippi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hippi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hippi misses.
Belfort throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hippi counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belfort. Hippi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belfort misses with a hook. Hippi ducked under it nicely.
Hippi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hippi!
Hippi with a hook.
Belfort tries a head kick but it misses.
Hippi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hippi gets a clinch.
Belfort has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hippi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hippi just looking to survive in the bad position.
Belfort has Hippi flattened out and is raining down punches.
Belfort punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hippi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hippi trying to control the hands but Belfort won't let him.
Hippi avoids the strikes from Belfort.
Hippi trying to control the hands but Belfort won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to stick to Hippi's back but Hippi is turning into Belfort. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Belfort's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hippi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hippi trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Harri Hippi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hippi wants to slow Belfort down by chopping away at his legs.
Belfort tries to work over Hippi's front leg with a kick but Hippi checks it.
Hippi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belfort, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hippi pushes Belfort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hippi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hippi struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Hippi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hippi working aggressively here.
Hippi misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hippi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belfort's brow.
Hippi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hippi lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harri Hippi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harri Hippi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Belfort works Hippi's body with a nice hook.
Hippi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hippi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Befor Belfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Hippi cracks Belfort with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belfort is looking to wear down Hippi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belfort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belfort throws a hook but Hippi blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hippi checks a leg kick.
Hippi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belfort thows a body shot but no joy.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belfort. Hippi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hippi throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippi avoids the body shot from Belfort.
Harri Hippi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hippi.
Hippi throws a body kick that misses.
Hippi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hippi scores with a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hippi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Belfort tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hippi is able to avoid easily.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hippi was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Hippi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hippi throws a wild body kick that Belfort sees coming a mile off.
Befor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippi scores with a push kick.
Hippi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Hippi is predictable there
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belfort counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hippi's knee momentarily.
Hippi is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Belfort feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hippis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippi throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Hippi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hippi is breathing heavily.
Belfort lands an overhand right.
Hippi throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Hippi blocks a leg kick.
Belfort scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hippi in his tracks.
Hippi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belfort throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Hippi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belfort.
Hippi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belfort connects with a nice looking jab.
Belfort takes a swing at Hippi's ribcage but misses.
Hippi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belfort tries to score with a low kick but Hippi moves his leg out of the way.
Hippi throws a chopping leg kick but Belfort manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hippi throws a sloppy body shot
and Belfort counters with a good low kick that Hippi was not able to check.
Belfort pushes Hippi away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hippi sprawls well initially but Belfort persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hippi has hold of Belfort's hands but Belfort slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belfort working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hippi is not content to let Belfort control the position.
Belfort is pressing down on Hippi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hippi is holding on for now.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hippi's head.
Belfort missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hippi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort throwing shots but Hippi is blocking nicely.
Hippi wants to improve his position but Belfort is controlling well.
Belfort looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hippi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Befor Belfort dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harri Hippi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hippi misses with a low kick.
Belfort lands with a right hand.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippi.
Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hippi throws a wild body kick that Belfort sees coming a mile off.
Belfort shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belfort showed some decent athleticism there.
Hippi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hippi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hippi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hippi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hippi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hippi pulls Belfort in close to prevent any damage.
Belfort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belfort keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hippi's head.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hippi is pulling down on Belfort's head to control his posture.
Hippi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hippi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hippi is trying to control the position but Belfort postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harri Hippi.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Belfort looks to land a left hand but Hippi moved out of range nicely.
Hippi throws a leg kick but Belfort moved away.
Belfort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hippi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belfort slips a straight right by Hippi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort connects with a body shot that sends Hippi's belly button to the back.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort scoring well with a low kick there.
Hippi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hippi thuds a left hand into Belfort's body.
Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown but Hippi sprawls well. He's pushed Belfort's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hippi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hippi.
Hippi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belfort.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hippi was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Hippi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippi lands the left hand.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Belfort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hippi.
Hippi walks into a jab.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort is looking to slow Hippi down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hippi checks a leg kick.
Hippi closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Belfort's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippi can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Hippi has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Befor Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belfort has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Befor Belfort!
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hype
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