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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen BELFORT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Karl Bates has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Karl Bates seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort has a takedown stuffed.
Belfort looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort wants to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch but Bates is having none of it.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bates counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort punching from the bottom.
Bates could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Belfort is defending well.
Bates working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belfort is trying to maintain the position but Bates is very close to passing his half guard.
Belfort makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates passes Belfort's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates is taking a breather. Belfort says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bates tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Belfort.
Belfort is staying active underneath Bates, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belfort is trying to escape back to his feet but Bates uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Belfort is trying to work for a sweep but Bates has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Belfort is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates scoring with strikes but Belfort is staying in there.
Belfort is desperately trying to improve his position but Bates has a good base and remains in mount.
Bates sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bates wants to finish this one by submission but Belfort is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bates.
Bates controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is in a horrible position here. Bates smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bates is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Belfort can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates content just to control the position here.
Bates with good strikes from the mount here!
Bates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Bates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belfort tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bates swivels and escapes.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bates shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belfort napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bates in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bates tries to stand but Belfort is controlling his head.
Bates tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Belfort will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Belfort is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bates passes into side control, despite Belfort's attempt to control the position.
Belfort is looking to reverse the position.
Belfort is pushing Bates's head away, looking to escape. Bates manages to hold on to the position though.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Bates scores with a couple of short elbows.
Belfort is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates wants to stand but Belfort has his arm trapped.
Belfort is letting Bates control him for a moment.
Belfort tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bates is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Belfort. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bates biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort wants to control his opponent's hands but Bates gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Karl Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy.
Bates cracks Belfort with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Belfort from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bates punishes Belfort with strikes from the back mount.
Bates has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Belfort has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bates trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Belfort doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bates has the hooks in. Belfort is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bates has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Belfort is in real trouble here. Bates gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Belfort is tapping out! Bates wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Bates!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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