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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belfort looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wallace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belfort looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace cracks the inside of Belfort's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace clinches up against the ropes.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belfort after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wallace.
Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belfort gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Wallace.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to take the fight to the mat but Belfort manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Belfort prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belfort after a bit of a struggle.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belfort prevents it.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belfort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belfort decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wallace has one foot on Belfort's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Belfort down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyroil Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace thumps Belfort with a low kick.
Wallace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belfort on the side of the head.
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belfort takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands an elbow inside.
Wallace lands an elbow inside.
Wallace is trying to drag Belfort to the mat but Belfort just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort drives through and clinches with Wallace against the ropes.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Belfort throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wallace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a head kick. Belfort tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belfort's calf.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyroil Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belfort, pushing him back against the ropes.
Belfort prevents the takedown attempt.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Wallace is trying to drag Belfort to the mat but Belfort just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belfort's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belfort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Wallace sends Belfort down but not out. Wallace dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace working away.
Belfort parries the strikes from Wallace easily there. Wallace is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Belfort to escape.
Wallace gets to mount! Belfort was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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.
Wallace lands a big elbow.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Wallace throws some wild stikes that Belfort manages to avoid easily.
Belfort is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace landing strikes from the mount and Belfort is in trouble!
Belfort holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wallace tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belfort is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Wallace there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wallace looking to control but Belfort is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wallace scoring with strikes but Belfort is staying in there.
Belfort tries to reverse the position but Wallace maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belfort is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Belfort holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wallace tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Belfort seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace breaks from Belfort's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wallace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wallace wants to control the pace but Belfort is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallace with the ground and pound from mount.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belfort can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wallace landing strikes from the mount.
Belfort is looking to improve his position but Wallace isn't that keen on the idea.
Wallace throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wallace throws some wild stikes that Belfort manages to avoid easily.
Belfort is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace controlling from mount.
Wallace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belfort is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a couple of good shots and Belfort has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wallace tries to keep control of the position but Belfort is staying busy.
Wallace throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy.
Wallace throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallace.
Wallace throws out a leg kick but Belfort moves out of range and Wallace only half commits.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wallace does it's job there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Wallace! Belfort is out on his feet! Wallace rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Belfort is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Belfort is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyroil Wallace!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyroil Wallace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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