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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor belfort (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, vitor belfort!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro throws the left hand but belfort avoids the punch easily.
belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Navarro is looking to break free of the clinch but belfort has double underhooks.
Navarro wants to break free but belfort has control.
Navarro has had enough of the clinch but belfort keeps him there for the moment.
belfort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
belfort moves into the clinch.
belfort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro throws a head kick but belfort moves out of range.
No joy there for belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from belfort.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from belfort.
Navarro lands the left hand.
Navarro throws a right and a left that belfort avoids nicely.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
belfort has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Navarro finds it's way round the side to connect with belfort's head.
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
belfort throws a nice looking combination but Navarro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navarro's waist but Navarro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing belfort off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Navarro misses.
belfort works over Navarro's head and body with a nice combination.
Navarro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
belfort buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
belfort closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Navarro to the mat! Navarro manages to get full guard.
belfort looks gassed!
Navarro pushes belfort off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Navarro is looking to slow belfort down with leg kicks.
belfort looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro misses with a combination
and belfort counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Navarro kicks belfort off and gets back to his feet.
Jorge Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from belfort.
belfort closes the distance and clinches.
Navarro tries to break the clinch but belfort is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
belfort manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Good work by belfort as he checks the leg kick.
belfort misses with a double jab.
belfort gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
belfort shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense.
Jorge Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
Navarro looks to throw a body kick
and belfort counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navarro has had enough of the clinch but belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Navarro as belfort tries to tie him up.
belfort has had enough of the clinch but Navarro keeps him there for the moment.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but belfort has him pressed against the cage.
belfort prevents Navarro from breaking the clinch.
Navarro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navarro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Navarro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Navarro wants to break free but belfort has control.
Navarro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Navarro wants to break the clinch but can't.
belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro jabs at belfort's body.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro scores with a hook to the body. belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Navarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
belfort throws a leg kick but Navarro moved away.
Navarro connects with a nice looking jab.
belfort dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
belfort moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but belfort moves away.
belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Navarro as he jumps to the side.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
belfort scores with a one two! Navarro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Navarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
belfort decides to pull guard.
Navarro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
belfort trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navarro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Navarro dominated that round.
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.
Navarro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from belfort.
Navarro lands a lovely overhand right.
Navarro throws a head kick but belfort moves out of range.
A punch combination from Navarro misses.
belfort fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but belfort is just out of range.
Navarro thows a body shot but no joy.
belfort slips a jab from Navarro.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but belfort manages to avoid it.
belfort lands a jab-cross combination.
belfort misses with a double jab.
Jorge Navarro is winning the standup battle so far.
belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Navarro as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but belfort moves away.
belfort throws a quick inside leg kick.
belfort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
belfort scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
belfort thowing shots but they're missing.
Navarro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Navarro is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
belfort can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Navarro is looking to escape.
belfort content just to control the position here.
belfort throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Navarro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Navarro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as belfort tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Navarro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort controlling from mount.
belfort trying to control but he's not successful this time.
belfort misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Navarro bucks belfort off and manages to get back to his feet!
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Navarro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left and a right from belfort both land. Nice combination.
Navarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
belfort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Navarro has his feet on belfort's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from belfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a nice shot that snaps belfort's head back.
belfort misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro misses with a series of wild punches.
belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Navarro - just one landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from belfort.
Jorge Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Navarro's waist but Navarro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing belfort off to one side.
A cross from Navarro lands.
Navarro lands a nice shot to the body.
Navarro falls off balance throwing a combination
and belfort counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Navarro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but belfort slips the punch.
Navarro throws a right hand that belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that belfort also avoids with ease.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by belfort.
belfort shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than belfort was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
belfort with a couple of short strikes.
Navarro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Navarro tries to get out of the position.
belfort looking to finish Navarro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Navarro!
Navarro is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
belfort with shots to the head and body - Navarro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navarro is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
belfort dominating with strikes here.
vitor belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
belfort trying to control but Navarro is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Navarro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Navarro taking shots to the head.
Navarro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Navarro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
belfort trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navarro wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by belfort.
Navarro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
belfort trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navarro trying desperately to get to his feet.
belfort connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
belfort is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Navarro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
belfort can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Navarro is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to buck belfort off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Navarro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Navarro?
Navarro bucks up and throws belfort to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Navarro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by belfort.
belfort takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
belfort shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than belfort was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Navarro is trying to stand.
belfort looking to control but Navarro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Navarro wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro bucks up and throws belfort to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
belfort shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense.
belfort closes the distance and clinches up with Navarro, looking for a takedown. belfort pushes Navarro against the cage but Navarro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
belfort shoots in but no luck this time.
Jorge Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
belfort drives through and clinches with Navarro against the cage.
belfort breaks from the clinch.
Jorge Navarro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Navarro lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Navarro catches belfort right on the button with a cross.
vitor belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Navarro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
belfort misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
vitor belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Navarro 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Navarro!
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energy
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