Post by The Sandman on Oct 21, 2022 7:37:42 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Yushin Okami looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Vitor Belfort has fight Yushin Okami 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Vitor Belfort comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Thunder leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Thunder's knee!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Victor Belfour studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Not a desiderable position that Thunder is in now. Vitor Belfort is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
makes Thunder stumble back!
Thunder dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Victor Belfour from the ground!
Yushin Okami attempts to cut off Victor Belfour with punches
Victor Belfour avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Victor Belfour and Thunder circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a kick
but Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Thunder's Mouth is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Yushin Okami
puts Victor Belfour in a world of hurt!
Yushin Okami has found an opening in the defense of Victor Belfour, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Victor Belfour is wobbling!
Victor Belfour and Thunder circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thunder is holding Vitor Belfort's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Thunder's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thunder tries to cover his face,
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Thunder's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thunder blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Yushin Okami looks to counter!
Yushin Okami positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Victor Belfour covers himself well
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Thunder's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thunder's side.
Crushing shot to Thunder's body! He's holding his side
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Yushin Okami in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Thunder is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yushin Okami!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Victor Belfour tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Vitor Belfort controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thunder breaths deeply while on the ground
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thunder tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thunder's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Marc Goddard knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Vitor Belfort rolls Yushin Okami to his stomach and takes his back!
Victor Belfour is in rear mount over Thunder
Thunder has Victor Belfour controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Thunder manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Victor Belfour
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thunder showing excellent timing, blasts Vitor Belfort with a right hand.
Great hook by Yushin Okami! Vitor Belfort is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Victor Belfour has a small cut in his Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Pulverizing punch to Thunder's head!
Thunder slips the punch.
Victor Belfour clumsily fails here and it's time for Yushin Okami to fight back!
Yushin Okami just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Victor Belfour may be in trouble!
Victor Belfour avoids a dangerous strike from Thunder
and counters with a solid straight!
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and moves laterally.
A left hook from Victor Belfour
grazes the chin of Thunder.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Thunder decides to launch some tentative punches
Victor Belfour launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Thunder with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Victor Belfour's Chin is beginning to swell
Vitor Belfort circles around Thunder
Some nice shots from Vitor Belfort
that stun Thunder.
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Thunder blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Yushin Okami's cheek! Thunder stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thunder's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Victor Belfour is standing while Thunder is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort steps back and allows Thunder to get back to his feet.
Yushin Okami is on his feet again.
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Several good body shots
land on Thunder.
Several good body shots
land on Thunder.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Victor Belfour steps backwards away from Yushin Okami. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort has found an opening in the defense of Thunder, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Thunder's ribs.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yushin Okami!
Victor Belfour is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Victor Belfour's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Yushin Okami fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Thunder who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Thunder is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Vitor Belfort postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Thunder hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Victor Belfour is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Victor Belfour pushes off of Yushin Okami and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thunder stumbles backwards but Vitor Belfort chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Thunder into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Vitor Belfort swings...
hard impact to Thunder's face!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yushin Okami takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Tremendous strikes from Thunder!
Some big punches are landing!
Vitor Belfort takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Thunder pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Thunder's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Victor Belfour.
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Round 3
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Superb haymaker by Thunder
Victor Belfour manages to move aside
Thunder misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Victor Belfour launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thunder stops that one with his ribs!
Thunder ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Thunder's knee!
Yushin Okami closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Yushin Okami launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Victor Belfour blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Solid kick to the leg from Vitor Belfort
that visibly pains Thunder.
Vitor Belfort charges at Thunder throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Thunder is rocked!
Thunder seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Victor Belfour fires low kicks
punishing Thunder's legs repeatedly.
Thunder seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thunder throws a lazy kick
Victor Belfour dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Marc Goddard is asking Thunder to defend himself! Marc Goddard jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thunder.
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (Uppercut) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 31/37 (84%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 104 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 25/35 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Great fight. These guys decided to go to war, and beat the darn'ed heck out of each other to do so. Violent, even, everything you would want in a fight.
Yushin Okami looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Vitor Belfort has fight Yushin Okami 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Vitor Belfort comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Thunder leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Thunder's knee!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Victor Belfour studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Not a desiderable position that Thunder is in now. Vitor Belfort is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
makes Thunder stumble back!
Thunder dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Victor Belfour from the ground!
Yushin Okami attempts to cut off Victor Belfour with punches
Victor Belfour avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Victor Belfour and Thunder circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a kick
but Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Thunder's Mouth is beginning to swell
A furious flurry of punches from Yushin Okami
puts Victor Belfour in a world of hurt!
Yushin Okami has found an opening in the defense of Victor Belfour, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Victor Belfour is wobbling!
Victor Belfour and Thunder circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Thunder is holding Vitor Belfort's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Thunder's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thunder tries to cover his face,
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Thunder's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thunder blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Yushin Okami looks to counter!
Yushin Okami positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Victor Belfour covers himself well
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Victor Belfour measures the resilience of Thunder's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thunder's side.
Crushing shot to Thunder's body! He's holding his side
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Yushin Okami in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
Yushin Okami is in closed guard over Victor Belfour
Thunder is in closed guard... Victor Belfour tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yushin Okami!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Victor Belfour tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Vitor Belfort controls the situation despite Yushin Okami efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thunder breaths deeply while on the ground
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Thunder tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Thunder's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Marc Goddard knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Vitor Belfort rolls Yushin Okami to his stomach and takes his back!
Victor Belfour is in rear mount over Thunder
Thunder has Victor Belfour controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Thunder manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Victor Belfour
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Thunder showing excellent timing, blasts Vitor Belfort with a right hand.
Great hook by Yushin Okami! Vitor Belfort is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Victor Belfour has a small cut in his Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Pulverizing punch to Thunder's head!
Thunder slips the punch.
Victor Belfour clumsily fails here and it's time for Yushin Okami to fight back!
Yushin Okami just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Victor Belfour may be in trouble!
Victor Belfour avoids a dangerous strike from Thunder
and counters with a solid straight!
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and moves laterally.
A left hook from Victor Belfour
grazes the chin of Thunder.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Thunder decides to launch some tentative punches
Victor Belfour launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Thunder with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Victor Belfour's Chin is beginning to swell
Vitor Belfort circles around Thunder
Some nice shots from Vitor Belfort
that stun Thunder.
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Thunder blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Yushin Okami's cheek! Thunder stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thunder's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Victor Belfour is standing while Thunder is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort steps back and allows Thunder to get back to his feet.
Yushin Okami is on his feet again.
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Several good body shots
land on Thunder.
Several good body shots
land on Thunder.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Victor Belfour steps backwards away from Yushin Okami. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort has found an opening in the defense of Thunder, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Thunder's ribs.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yushin Okami!
Victor Belfour is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Victor Belfour's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Yushin Okami fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Thunder who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Thunder is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Vitor Belfort postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Thunder hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Victor Belfour is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Victor Belfour pushes off of Yushin Okami and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thunder stumbles backwards but Vitor Belfort chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Thunder into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Vitor Belfort swings...
hard impact to Thunder's face!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yushin Okami takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Tremendous strikes from Thunder!
Some big punches are landing!
Vitor Belfort takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Thunder pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Thunder's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Victor Belfour.
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Round 3
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Superb haymaker by Thunder
Victor Belfour manages to move aside
Thunder misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Victor Belfour launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thunder stops that one with his ribs!
Thunder ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Vitor Belfort launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Thunder's knee!
Yushin Okami closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Yushin Okami launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Victor Belfour blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Solid kick to the leg from Vitor Belfort
that visibly pains Thunder.
Vitor Belfort charges at Thunder throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Thunder is rocked!
Thunder seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Victor Belfour fires low kicks
punishing Thunder's legs repeatedly.
Thunder seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thunder throws a lazy kick
Victor Belfour dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Marc Goddard is asking Thunder to defend himself! Marc Goddard jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thunder.
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (Uppercut) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 31/37 (84%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 104 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 25/35 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Great fight. These guys decided to go to war, and beat the darn'ed heck out of each other to do so. Violent, even, everything you would want in a fight.
