Post by The Sandman on Mar 31, 2022 9:59:05 GMT -5
Victor Belfour enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Ken Shamrock's Brother while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Vitor Belfort comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Frank Shamrock touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ken Shamrock's Brother cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Victor Belfour can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Victor Belfour moves backwards and Frank Shamrock is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Superb haymaker by Victor Belfour
that lands on Ken Shamrock's Brother's face like a cannon ball!
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
that nearly tags Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Victor Belfour misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ken Shamrock's Brother is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour looks to be in very good shape.
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Ken Shamrock's Brother's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to cover his face,
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour works on the ground with his fingers over Ken Shamrock's Brother's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs.
That hit Ken Shamrock's Brother who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Crushing shot to Ken Shamrock's Brother's body! He's holding his side
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock isolates Vitor Belfort's left arm looking for an armbar...
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Ken Shamrock's Brother is locking that armbar...
Victor Belfour's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Vitor Belfort manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort tries to pass to half guard...
Frank Shamrock's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is in closed guard... Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to roll on the ground!
Vitor Belfort uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Victor Belfour tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Vitor Belfort on the ground
deflected by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Deep breaths from Frank Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Victor Belfour's ribs.
That hit Victor Belfour who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Frank Shamrock gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Victor Belfour spins out, but Frank Shamrock was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Victor Belfour is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) are cheering for the fighters.
Ken Shamrock's Brother is holding Vitor Belfort's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ken Shamrock's Brother shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Victor Belfour pushes Frank Shamrock forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is in closed guard... Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock sits high on Vitor Belfort's chest and pulls his leg underneath Victor Belfour's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Victor Belfour tries to roll out. He's too quick for Frank Shamrock and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ken Shamrock's Brother and it cost him top position.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ken Shamrock's Brother's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is taking this opportunity to rest.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort looks to posture up and open Frank Shamrock's guard...
Vitor Belfort forces Frank Shamrock to open his guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Ken Shamrock's Brother uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank Shamrock isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Victor Belfour blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Ken Shamrock's Brother's guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Several good body shots
land on Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Ken Shamrock's Brother has a small cut in his Right cheek
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Victor Belfour launches a kick to Ken Shamrock's Brother's thigh
Loud pop!
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Victor Belfour launches a kick to Ken Shamrock's Brother's thigh
Loud pop!
Ken Shamrock's Brother hyper-extended his left leg
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Ken Shamrock's Brother climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Ken Shamrock's Brother launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ken Shamrock's Brother pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frank Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Ken Shamrock's Brother into his guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Vitor Belfort.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Frank Shamrock moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Ken Shamrock's Brother moves backwards and Vitor Belfort is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Frank Shamrock tries a hook to the body
but Victor Belfour manages to dodge it
Ken Shamrock's Brother misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good front kick from Victor Belfour!
Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles backwards after that one!
Vitor Belfort launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Ken Shamrock's Brother's arms.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock's Brother studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frank Shamrock is on his feet again.
Vitor Belfort tries a hook to the body
and hits Ken Shamrock's Brother ribs hard
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock's Brother throws a lazy kick
Victor Belfour dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Tremendous strikes from Victor Belfour!
Some big punches are landing!
Ken Shamrock's Brother's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Frank Shamrock catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Ken Shamrock's Brother breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Shamrock!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Frank Shamrock moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Frank Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Vitor Belfort looks to counter!
Victor Belfour tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
Frank Shamrock wraps his arms around Victor Belfour's arms and counters the punches.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort tries to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Vitor Belfort manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Nose
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour suddenly holds Frank Shamrock's arm and tries an armbar!
Ken Shamrock's Brother can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Vitor Belfort!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to escape from the closed guard
Ken Shamrock's Brother succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Victor Belfour tries to close his guard around Ken Shamrock's Brother
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Ken Shamrock's Brother breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Victor Belfour.
The cutman is working on Ken Shamrock's Brother's face.
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Round 3
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Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Frank Shamrock catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Victor Belfour...
Victor Belfour is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Ken Shamrock's Brother misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Victor Belfour launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock looks to posture up and open Vitor Belfort's guard...
Frank Shamrock forces Vitor Belfort to open his guard.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Victor Belfour
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move to full mount!
Victor Belfour won't allow him to take this position easily.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock isolates Vitor Belfort's right arm looking for an armbar...
Victor Belfour Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
Ken Shamrock's Brother is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Vitor Belfort manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Victor Belfour hyper-extended his left leg
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Ken Shamrock's Brother secures the lock while Vitor Belfort refuses to tap... Dan Miragliotta jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Kneebar) at 2:00 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 15/30 (50%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/23 (48%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 400 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 433 s
Very good fight. Back and forth and damage sometimes! Nice!
Vitor Belfort raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Ken Shamrock's Brother while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Vitor Belfort comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Frank Shamrock touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ken Shamrock's Brother cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Victor Belfour can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Victor Belfour moves backwards and Frank Shamrock is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Superb haymaker by Victor Belfour
that lands on Ken Shamrock's Brother's face like a cannon ball!
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
that nearly tags Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Victor Belfour misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ken Shamrock's Brother is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour looks to be in very good shape.
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Ken Shamrock's Brother's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to cover his face,
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour works on the ground with his fingers over Ken Shamrock's Brother's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs.
That hit Ken Shamrock's Brother who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Crushing shot to Ken Shamrock's Brother's body! He's holding his side
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock isolates Vitor Belfort's left arm looking for an armbar...
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Ken Shamrock's Brother is locking that armbar...
Victor Belfour's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
Vitor Belfort manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort tries to pass to half guard...
Frank Shamrock's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is in closed guard... Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to roll on the ground!
Vitor Belfort uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Victor Belfour tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Vitor Belfort on the ground
deflected by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Deep breaths from Frank Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Victor Belfour's ribs.
That hit Victor Belfour who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Frank Shamrock gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Victor Belfour spins out, but Frank Shamrock was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Victor Belfour is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) are cheering for the fighters.
Ken Shamrock's Brother is holding Vitor Belfort's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ken Shamrock's Brother shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Victor Belfour pushes Frank Shamrock forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is in closed guard... Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock sits high on Vitor Belfort's chest and pulls his leg underneath Victor Belfour's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Victor Belfour struggles to free himself
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Victor Belfour tries to roll out. He's too quick for Frank Shamrock and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ken Shamrock's Brother and it cost him top position.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ken Shamrock's Brother's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Victor Belfour is taking this opportunity to rest.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort looks to posture up and open Frank Shamrock's guard...
Vitor Belfort forces Frank Shamrock to open his guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Ken Shamrock's Brother uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank Shamrock isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Victor Belfour blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Ken Shamrock's Brother's guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Several good body shots
land on Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Ken Shamrock's Brother has a small cut in his Right cheek
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Victor Belfour launches a kick to Ken Shamrock's Brother's thigh
Loud pop!
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Victor Belfour launches a kick to Ken Shamrock's Brother's thigh
Loud pop!
Ken Shamrock's Brother hyper-extended his left leg
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Ken Shamrock's Brother climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Ken Shamrock's Brother launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ken Shamrock's Brother pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frank Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Ken Shamrock's Brother into his guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Vitor Belfort.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Frank Shamrock moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Ken Shamrock's Brother moves backwards and Vitor Belfort is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Frank Shamrock tries a hook to the body
but Victor Belfour manages to dodge it
Ken Shamrock's Brother misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good front kick from Victor Belfour!
Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles backwards after that one!
Vitor Belfort launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Ken Shamrock's Brother's arms.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock's Brother studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Shamrock's cheek! Ken Shamrock's Brother stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Victor Belfour is standing while Ken Shamrock's Brother is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frank Shamrock is on his feet again.
Vitor Belfort tries a hook to the body
and hits Ken Shamrock's Brother ribs hard
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock's Brother throws a lazy kick
Victor Belfour dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Tremendous strikes from Victor Belfour!
Some big punches are landing!
Ken Shamrock's Brother's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Frank Shamrock catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Ken Shamrock's Brother breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Shamrock!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Frank Shamrock moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Frank Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Vitor Belfort looks to counter!
Victor Belfour tries to open up Frank Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
Frank Shamrock wraps his arms around Victor Belfour's arms and counters the punches.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Vitor Belfort tries to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Vitor Belfort manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Shamrock! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Shamrock doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Nose
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Frank Shamrock
Victor Belfour suddenly holds Frank Shamrock's arm and tries an armbar!
Ken Shamrock's Brother can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Vitor Belfort!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to escape from the closed guard
Ken Shamrock's Brother succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Ken Shamrock's Brother blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Victor Belfour tries to close his guard around Ken Shamrock's Brother
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Ken Shamrock's Brother breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Victor Belfour.
The cutman is working on Ken Shamrock's Brother's face.
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Round 3
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Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Frank Shamrock catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Ken Shamrock's Brother.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Victor Belfour...
Victor Belfour is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Ken Shamrock's Brother misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Victor Belfour launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Ken Shamrock's Brother's ribs.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Frank Shamrock looks to posture up and open Vitor Belfort's guard...
Frank Shamrock forces Vitor Belfort to open his guard.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Victor Belfour
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Ken Shamrock's Brother use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ken Shamrock's Brother tries to move to full mount!
Victor Belfour won't allow him to take this position easily.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Frank Shamrock isolates Vitor Belfort's right arm looking for an armbar...
Victor Belfour Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
Ken Shamrock's Brother is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Vitor Belfort manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Frank Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Ken Shamrock's Brother
Ken Shamrock's Brother reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Victor Belfour hyper-extended his left leg
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Victor Belfour's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Ken Shamrock's Brother secures the lock while Vitor Belfort refuses to tap... Dan Miragliotta jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Kneebar) at 2:00 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 15/30 (50%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/23 (48%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 400 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 433 s
Very good fight. Back and forth and damage sometimes! Nice!