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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
Beloff wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beloff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaarlandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beloff's head.
Gaarlandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beloff. Beloff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beloff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight right hand.
Beloff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Gaarlandt. Beautiful body shot.
Gaarlandt lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt scores with a body shot.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beloff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff wants to clinch.
Gaarlandt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beloff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beloff ducks right into an uppercut from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaarlandt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beloff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaarlandt thumps Beloff with a low kick.
Beloff throws a right and a left that Gaarlandt avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
VG Beloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt punishes Beloff's body with a nice straight punch.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt thuds a left hand into Beloff's body.
Beloff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beloff blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beloff takes the fight into the clinch.
Beloff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Beloff pushes him back against the cage.
Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaarlandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beloff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice leg kick.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt connects with a right hand. Beloff shakes it off.
Beloff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beloff moves to clinch but Gaarlandt breaks away
and Gaarlandt counters with a body kick that stops Beloff in his tracks momentarily.
Beloff moves into the clinch.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Gaarlandt blocks an uppercut.
Beloff can't find room to land a body shot as Gaarlandt controls the action.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Beloff pushes him back against the cage.
Beloff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Beloff misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaarlandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beloff scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt lands with a kick to the temple. Beloff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaarlandt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beloff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beloff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaarlandt - the referee stops the clock and Beloff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaarlandt. Beloff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beloff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaarlandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beloff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaarlandt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beloff really felt that one!
Gaarlandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beloff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Beloff tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Beloff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff tries to clinch up
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Beloff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt cracks a nice hook into Beloff's ribs.
Beloff tries to move into range but Gaarlandt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gaarlandt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Beloff tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Gaarlandt looks to land a body kick but Beloff moved away.
Beloff clinches up with Gaarlandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Beloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beloff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Beloff has control.
Beloff keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Gaarlandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Beloff moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beloff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Beloff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff misses with a hook
enabling Gaarlandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaarlandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
Beloff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt tries a quick counter leg kick but Beloff is wise to it.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Beloff looks to clinch
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beloff. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaarlandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beloff misses with an uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beloff has closed the distance and engaged Gaarlandt in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling the position.
Beloff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Beloff won't allow it.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Beloff won't allow it.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling the position.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Beloff has control.
Gaarlandt is trying to break the clinch but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaarlandt connects with a jab.
Beloff walks into a stiff left hand from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beloff wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Beloff blocks it well.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Gaarlandt circles away.
Gaarlandt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaarlandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Beloff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beloff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaarlandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beloff scrambles back to his feet.
Beloff tries to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Beloff.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Beloff is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Beloff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Beloff moves out of range easily.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Beloff tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Gaarlandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaarlandt lands a nice hook to Beloff's body. Beloff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beloff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Gaarlandt.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt throws a counter combo.
Beloff moves in looking to clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him off.
Gaarlandt digs a good body shot into Beloff's ribs.
Beloff is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Beloff closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a three punch combo that has Beloff backing up. Beloff nods at Gaarlandt to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaarlandt. That one must have hurt.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Gaarlandt circles away.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaarlandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaarlandt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beloff moves out of range as Gaarlandt throws a body kick.
Gaarlandt lands a head shot.
Beloff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
Beloff doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaarlandt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaarlandt lands with a hook. Beloff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaarlandt throws a right hand that Beloff ducks under and follows up with a left that Beloff also avoids with ease.
Beloff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gaarlandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beloff.
Beloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beloff blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beloff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
VG Beloff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaarlandt throws a push kick but Beloff slaps the foot to one side.
Gaarlandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beloff's sensitive parts.
Beloff throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight right hand.
Gaarlandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Beloff.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gaarlandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaarlandt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gaarlandt!
Our winner, Ricardo Gaarlandt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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