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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big heart
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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, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort pushes Menem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Belfort wants to break free but Menem has control.
Menem lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Menem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menem pushes Belfort back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Menem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menem crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menem throws out a head kick that Belfort doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Belfort crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Belfort's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Menem tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Menem tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Menem throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Menem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Menem.
A nice right hand lands inside from Menem.
Still in the clinch, Menem scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem closes the distance and clinches.
Belfort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Menem.
Menem crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
Menem crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Menem lands a hook that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Menem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menem presses Belfort against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Menem lands a damaging elbow.
Menem taking a breather.
Menem manages to break the clinch.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcos Menem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menem pushes Belfort up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Menem misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Menem to work.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Menem obliges.
Menem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Menem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belfort wants to stall.
Menem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menem tries to clinch up.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Menem has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Marcos Menem should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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!
Menem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Menem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Menem pushes him off.
Menem moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.
Belfort clinches with his opponent.
Menem scores with a hook to the body.
Menem lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menem.
Menem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Menem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 takes a shot to the head.
Menem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
A good leg kick by Menem.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menem.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem scores with a knee to the head.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Menem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menem drives through and clinches with Belfort against the ropes.
Menem lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
Menem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Menem looking to stall.
Menem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Menem trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
Menem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos Menem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Menem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menem.
Menem wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Menem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menem clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem gets through Belfort's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Menem landing knees to the head.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Menem.
Menem scores with a shot to the side of Belfort's head.
Menem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Menem.
Menem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Menem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belfort is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menem throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Belfort's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menem lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Oh Belfort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vitor Belfort's cut is getting worse.
Menem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Menem 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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Menem has managed to clinch.
Belfort seems to have got his legs back now.
Menem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Menem tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Menem back against the ropes.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menem pushes Belfort up against the ropes in a clinch.
Menem prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Menem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belfort moves into the clinch.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menem wants to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Menem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marcos Menem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menem tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Menem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Menem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belfort holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Menem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Menem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Menem landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menem trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Menem.
Menem leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Menem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menem lands a left hand.
Menem trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
A knee to the head by Menem.
Menem lands a body shot.
Menem working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Menem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Menem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Menem. That's going to slow Belfort down.
Menem with a jab.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Menem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Menem moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Menem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menem has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Menem!
Marcos Menem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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RATING
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