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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into the arena with The Love of Money by The O'Jays blaring out of the sound system. Camora has chosen Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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179 cm
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169 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Belfort ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Camora shapes to counter with a head kick. Camora throws a head kick that misses. Belfort changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Camora misses with a looping right. Camora throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Camora throws a lazy head kick and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belfort . I was talking to Belfort 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Camora can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Camora misses with a hook from the clinch. Belfort is leaning against Camora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camoras head. Camora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camora drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belfort pulls his leg out and moves away.
Camora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Camora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Camora throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Camora throws a head kick that half lands.
Belfort pushes Camora up against the cage in a clinch. Camora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Camora fails to land. Belfort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Camora or not. Camora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camora scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land. Camora misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort .
Camora is looking to break free of the clinch but Belfort has double underhooks. A right handed body shot lands from Belfort .
Camora has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort .
Camora blocking some punches.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Camora gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Belfort wants to control but Camora is keeping busy and won't allow it. Camora controlling the action here. My spies in Prestige MMA Acadamy inform me that Camora has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Belfort keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Belfort is looking to improve his position.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here. Belfort trying to control from the bottom.
Belfort is refusing to be controlled, as Camora sits in half guard. Camora is controlling the pace.
Belfort trying to hold on to Camora's head to control him but Camora postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Camora postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Belfort to stand up. Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily. Raf Camora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Camora thows a left - swing and a miss! Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belfort throwing a counter right hand but Camora manages to avoid it. Raf Camora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Good leg kick by Belfort there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belfort with a body punch. A glancing blow. Camora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Belfort tries to counter with a takedown but Camora is quick to defend against it. Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Camora shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camora! But no joy. Belfort wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Camora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camora tries a head kick but it misses.
Camora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Belfort tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Camora defends well and Belfort ends up having to push Camora into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Belfort lands a leg kick that knocks Camora off balance momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camora won't be happy with that. Camora tries to bench press Belfort off him but Belfort keeps the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raf Camora will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Camora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belfort . Belfort pushes Camora away with a front kick. Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort counters with a nice uppercut. A head kick misses from Belfort . Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Belfort is looking to counter the offense by Camora and move into the clinch. Camora throws a lazy head kick and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Camora prevents a body shot from Belfort . Belfort lands a shot to the body. Jordan Belfort has scored more points in the clinch so far. Camora misses with the head strike.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Belfort throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Camora has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort .
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camora's elbow. Camora is trying to force a seperation but Belfort has the dominant position. Camora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camora misses with some punches.
Camora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort tries to work over Camora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Camora tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Camora has Belfort pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belfort manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Camora wants a takedown but no success here.
Camora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camora takes a shot to the head. Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch. Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Camora controls his hands.
Camora tries to work over Belfort 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Camora blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Camora goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belfort prevents it.
Jordan Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raf Camora. Belfort lands a body shot. Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle. Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Belfort lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Camora is working for takedown but Belfort is calmly controlling the position for now. Belfort lands with a left to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Camora has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort .
Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camora can do to turn this around? Belfort lands a shoulder strike. Belfort lands with a short shot to the head. Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Belfort lands a body punch in the clinch. Belfort prevents the takedown attempt.
Camora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Raf Camora has been cut. Belfort feints and then cracks Camora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camora down. Belfort tries for a takedown but Camora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Belfort avoids the head kick by Camora.
Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Camora misses and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Belfort wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belfort lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Belfort with a jab. Belfort lands a head kick!
Camora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort . A head kick by Camora misses and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Belfort throws a head kick that half lands.
Camora swinging wildly here.
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw. Camora misses with a head kick.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belfort appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camora slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belfort .
Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Camora. Belfort scores with the left hand. Camora knows he should have avoided that one. Camora throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.
Camora is breathing heavily. Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camora tries to sprawl but Belfort drives through with a takedown into half guard. Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camora keeps working. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Raf Camora's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Camora tries a head kick but it misses.
Belfort cracks Camora with a right hand to the side of the head. Camora throws a head kick that misses and Camora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Camora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belfort connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camora scrambles back to his feet. Camora misses with a head kick.
Camora throws a head kick that misses and Belfort counters with a leg kick. Belfort scores with a jab. Belfort shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Camora manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belfort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Camora looking for a sweep. Not yet Camora, not yet. Belfort controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Camora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belfort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camora is keeping the position for now. Belfort controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Camora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Camora pulls Belfort in close to prevent any damage. Camora trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Horrible takedown attempt by Belfort or perhaps it was just good defense by Camora, which made it look bad. Raf Camora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Camora misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Camora misses with a wild combination.
Camora tries a head kick but it misses.
Belfort chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belfort . Camora shrugs it off though. Camora throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range. Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Camora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belfort .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camora takes one on the button. Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily. Nice defenses there by Belfort . Belfort connects with an inside leg kick. Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily. Belfort shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Camora eats them both and turns towards Belfort to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Camora ducks right into an uppercut from Belfort . Belfort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camora stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camora wants it to stay on the feet. Camora tries to move into range but Belfort moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Camora. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fight moves into the clinch position. A short right from Belfort . Camora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Camora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Belfort lands with a short shot to the head. Belfort cracks Camora with a nice body shot. Camora blocking some punches.
Camora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort . Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camora's elbow. Camora goes for a takedown attempt but Belfort pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belfort thuds his right hand into Camora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight! Jordan 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort ! Jordan Belfort thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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