Post by The Sandman on Jun 14, 2023 0:33:37 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Victor Belfour while Leon Roberts recites the rules.
Yushin Okami raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Vitor Belfort has fight Yushin Okami 2 times. He has won 2 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 Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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Victor Belfour and Thunder move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A furious flurry of punches from Vitor Belfort
puts Thunder in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Forehead
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort and Thunder engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Thunder decides to launch some tentative punches
Yushin Okami takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yushin Okami launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Victor Belfour blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Vitor Belfort's cheek! Victor Belfour stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Thunder launches a kick to Victor Belfour's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Thunder launches a kick to Victor Belfour's thigh
Loud pop!
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort 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
Vitor Belfort is on his feet again.
Thunder leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Thunder has a small cut in his Mouth
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Thunder blocks that. He made it look easy!
Thunder launches a furious hook!
Victor Belfour ducks under and pushes Yushin Okami creating some space.
Vitor Belfort fires an unorthodox punch to Thunder's torso
that hits its mark.
Thunder and Victor Belfour circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Victor Belfour leads with a punch
Yushin Okami avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Body kick by Yushin Okami...
is blocked.
Thunder clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Vitor Belfort!
Thunder is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Thunder pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Victor Belfour avoids a dangerous strike from Thunder
and counters with a solid straight!
Thunder studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Yushin Okami!
Victor Belfour is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Yushin Okami fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yushin Okami chases Victor Belfour and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Victor Belfour steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Thunder steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yushin Okami takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thunder looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Victor Belfour is on the receiving end of a great combo by Thunder.
Victor Belfour's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leon Roberts tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Thunder ducks under...
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 beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Thunder blocks that. He made it look easy!
Yushin Okami's mind is definitely in the fight, Victor Belfour just got nailed! Yushin Okami saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Victor Belfour is going to have a headache after this one.
Victor Belfour's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Victor Belfour seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thunder fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
That punishment by Yushin Okami has left Victor Belfour staggered! Yushin Okami should try push forward now and finish this!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Thunder tries to jump to side mount.
Vitor Belfort closed his guard around Yushin Okami.
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Yushin Okami!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Yushin Okami looks to pass to mount...
Thunder slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Victor Belfour's ribs.
Victor Belfour is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Yushin Okami keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Yushin Okami tries to better his position on the ground...
Thunder is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Yushin Okami doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yushin Okami controls the situation despite Vitor Belfort efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yushin Okami controls the situation despite Vitor Belfort efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Yushin Okami keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to open up Victor Belfour with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Victor Belfour is trying to block them with his hands...
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Yushin Okami rolls Vitor Belfort to his stomach and takes his back!
Thunder is in rear mount over Victor Belfour
Yushin Okami slides his arm under Vitor Belfort's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Vitor Belfort can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Yushin Okami by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21 Round 2
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 163 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
These guys both tried, and did reasonably well, but Okami had Belforts number. Never feel like Vitor gets the love on these sites he did in his prime IRL. He was really exciting back in the day!
Yushin Okami raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Vitor Belfort has fight Yushin Okami 2 times. He has won 2 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 Leon Roberts.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Victor Belfour and Thunder move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Vitor Belfort is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A furious flurry of punches from Vitor Belfort
puts Thunder in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Forehead
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort and Thunder engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Thunder decides to launch some tentative punches
Yushin Okami takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yushin Okami launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Victor Belfour blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Vitor Belfort's cheek! Victor Belfour stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Thunder launches a kick to Victor Belfour's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Thunder launches a kick to Victor Belfour's thigh
Loud pop!
Thunder is standing while Victor Belfour is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort 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
Vitor Belfort is on his feet again.
Thunder leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Thunder has a small cut in his Mouth
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Thunder blocks that. He made it look easy!
Thunder launches a furious hook!
Victor Belfour ducks under and pushes Yushin Okami creating some space.
Vitor Belfort fires an unorthodox punch to Thunder's torso
that hits its mark.
Thunder and Victor Belfour circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Thunder launches a hook to the body
Bang! Victor Belfour stops that one with his ribs!
Victor Belfour leads with a punch
Yushin Okami avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Body kick by Yushin Okami...
is blocked.
Thunder clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Vitor Belfort!
Thunder is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Thunder pushes Vitor Belfort and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Victor Belfour avoids a dangerous strike from Thunder
and counters with a solid straight!
Thunder studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Yushin Okami!
Victor Belfour is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Yushin Okami fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yushin Okami chases Victor Belfour and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Victor Belfour steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Thunder steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yushin Okami takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Yushin Okami is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thunder looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Victor Belfour is on the receiving end of a great combo by Thunder.
Victor Belfour's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Leon Roberts tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Thunder ducks under...
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 beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Thunder blocks that. He made it look easy!
Yushin Okami's mind is definitely in the fight, Victor Belfour just got nailed! Yushin Okami saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Victor Belfour is going to have a headache after this one.
Victor Belfour's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Victor Belfour seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Thunder fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
That punishment by Yushin Okami has left Victor Belfour staggered! Yushin Okami should try push forward now and finish this!
Yushin Okami is in open guard over Victor Belfour
Thunder tries to jump to side mount.
Vitor Belfort closed his guard around Yushin Okami.
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Yushin Okami!
Yushin Okami is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Yushin Okami looks to pass to mount...
Thunder slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Victor Belfour's ribs.
Victor Belfour is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Yushin Okami keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Yushin Okami tries to better his position on the ground...
Thunder is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Victor Belfour tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Yushin Okami doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yushin Okami controls the situation despite Vitor Belfort efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yushin Okami controls the situation despite Vitor Belfort efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Yushin Okami in his guard...
Yushin Okami keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Thunder tries to open up Victor Belfour with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Victor Belfour is trying to block them with his hands...
Yushin Okami is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Yushin Okami rolls Vitor Belfort to his stomach and takes his back!
Thunder is in rear mount over Victor Belfour
Yushin Okami slides his arm under Vitor Belfort's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Vitor Belfort can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Yushin Okami by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21 Round 2
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 163 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
These guys both tried, and did reasonably well, but Okami had Belforts number. Never feel like Vitor gets the love on these sites he did in his prime IRL. He was really exciting back in the day!
