Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2017 14:48:28 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Royce Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce ducks under...
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Royce has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Vitor Belfort jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Royce in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Vitor Belfort to the mat
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Royce is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
The Phenom tries to hit Royce Gracie with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Royce dodges that
Royce is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Royce moves backwards and gestures for Vitor Belfort to stand up.
Vitor Belfort is on his feet again.
Royce shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Royce is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Royce misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Royce blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Royce Gracie's cheek! Royce stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The Phenom's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
The Phenom leans out of the way.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Royce is smart enough to block that one.
Vitor Belfort gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce launches a hook to the body
Vitor Belfort moves aside looking for a counter...
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Phenom struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Royce's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Phenom has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Vitor Belfort just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Royce quickly defends.
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Royce's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Vitor Belfort and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
surprises Royce!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Mouth
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Phenom moves backwards and Royce Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Phenom into his guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
The Phenom struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort is in Royce open guard now
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
The Phenom is moving on the ground...
Royce tries to counter The Phenom's moves on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Royce Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Royce holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Royce's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Vitor Belfort.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Vitor Belfort gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Vitor Belfort takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
The Phenom holds Royce Gracie's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
The Phenom reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Royce blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Vitor Belfort.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce ducks under...
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Phenom won't budge, forcing Royce to pull guard.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Phenom struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort is in Royce open guard now
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitor Belfort slips out. Royce quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitor Belfort slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Phenom launches a stiff jab!
Royce ducks that one.
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Royce's chin
Royce's Chin is beginning to swell
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Phenom can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Royce Gracie jumps back and jabs
The Phenom only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Vitor Belfort moves forward and launches a low kick.
Royce blocks that.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
The Phenom deflects the blows.
Lightning fast low kick from The Phenom!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
Royce seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie and The Phenom engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Royce's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom showing excellent timing, blasts Royce Gracie with a right hand.
Great hook by Vitor Belfort! Royce Gracie is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce tries to hit Vitor Belfort with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. The Phenom steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Vitor Belfort away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
Royce jumps and catches Vitor Belfort's arm and tries a flying armbar!
The Phenom breaks the lock and launches himself over Royce Gracie, winning side mount!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Royce blocks a few elbows and now Vitor Belfort will have to look for another option here.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Vitor Belfort keeps control and remains in side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Royce is doing a great job covering himself up.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Phenom pulls his arm out of danger.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
The Phenom ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie hooks The Phenom's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Vitor Belfort manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
The Phenom seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Royce's ribs.
Royce blocks those punches
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Royce's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
The Phenom launches a furious hook!
Royce ducks under and pushes Vitor Belfort creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Vitor Belfort work his BJJ game.
Vitor Belfort throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Royce breaks the lock showing some skills...
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Phenom
He succeeds!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Vitor Belfort breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
The Phenom gets a good position on the ground. ..
Royce holds Vitor Belfort arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around The Phenom's neck!
The Phenom struggles to free himself
The Phenom's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
The Phenom pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
The Phenom is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Vitor Belfort down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Vitor Belfort gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Vitor Belfort down and prevents his attempts to escape
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Phenom breaks the lock showing some skills...
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Vitor Belfort is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Royce.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie moves to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce launches a furious low kick!
The Phenom receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Phenom is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Royce Gracie swings and The Phenom has to retreat
Superb haymaker by The Phenom
Royce manages to move aside
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
That punishment by Royce Gracie has left The Phenom staggered! Royce Gracie should try push forward now and finish this!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie hooks The Phenom's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Royce is locking that Kneebar...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Vitor Belfort manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Royce Gracie 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Royce tries to take Vitor Belfort down... The Phenom stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard The Phenom's jaw!
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom tries to take Royce Gracie down... Royce stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Royce's jaw!
Royce Gracie pushes away The Phenom trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Phenom stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
Vitor Belfort fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Phenom launches a flurry of punches
Royce slips out of danger.
Royce 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 2:15 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Royce Gracie work his BJJ game.
Royce fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitor Belfort's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Royce is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
The Phenom holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks The Phenom's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Royce Gracie.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Royce Gracie put The Phenom in half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Royce Gracie rolls over himself and stands up while Vitor Belfort rolls on his back.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Vitor Belfort. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over The Phenom's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Royce Gracie for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows The Phenom time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking The Phenom's attemp of grappling
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking The Phenom's attemp of grappling
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Phenom can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Vitor Belfort attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom takes a break to breathe while holding Royce Gracie.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 5
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Good front kick from The Phenom!
Royce Gracie blocks
Vitor Belfort and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
The Phenom launches a few weak punches
Royce blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Royce is countered by Vitor Belfort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Royce's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Royce from the side mount!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce rolls and he's now on half guard over Vitor Belfort. Nice reversal.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Phenom seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away The Phenom's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
The Phenom struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
The Phenom struggles to free himself
The Phenom is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The Phenom breaks the lock showing some skills...
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce suddenly holds Vitor Belfort's arm and tries an armbar!
The Phenom can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Royce Gracie can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Royce Gracie launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Phenom tries to cover his face,
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Royce Gracie can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Majority decision
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 19/47 (40%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/23 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1198,9
Clinch Damage 83,4
Ground Damage 83,83
Time on the ground 829 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 12/16 (75%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2631,42
Clinch Damage 124,83
Ground Damage 1668,42
Time on the ground 865 s
Interesting.
Royce Gracie looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce ducks under...
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Royce has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Vitor Belfort jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Royce in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Royce jump forward with his knee rising
hard impact to the face!!! that strike sents Vitor Belfort to the mat
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Royce is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
The Phenom tries to hit Royce Gracie with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Royce dodges that
Royce is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Royce moves backwards and gestures for Vitor Belfort to stand up.
Vitor Belfort is on his feet again.
Royce shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Royce is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort shows great balance while pushing away Royce Gracie
Royce misses a step and Vitor Belfort sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitor Belfort launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Royce blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Royce Gracie's cheek! Royce stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The Phenom's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
The Phenom leans out of the way.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Royce is smart enough to block that one.
Vitor Belfort gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce launches a hook to the body
Vitor Belfort moves aside looking for a counter...
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Phenom struggles... Royce Gracie is unable to take him down
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Royce's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom pushes Royce Gracie and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Phenom has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Vitor Belfort just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Royce quickly defends.
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Royce's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Vitor Belfort and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
A right hand from Vitor Belfort
surprises Royce!
There is a small laceration on Royce Gracie's Mouth
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The Phenom moves backwards and Royce Gracie is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Royce Gracie is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Phenom into his guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
The Phenom struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort is in Royce open guard now
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
The Phenom is moving on the ground...
Royce tries to counter The Phenom's moves on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort tries to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Royce Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Royce holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Royce's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Vitor Belfort.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Vitor Belfort gets sloppy and Royce Gracie tries to take advantage...
Royce Gracie looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Vitor Belfort takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Royce
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
The Phenom holds Royce Gracie's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Royce Gracie gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
The Phenom reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Royce blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Vitor Belfort.
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Round 2
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Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce ducks under...
Royce Gracie tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Phenom won't budge, forcing Royce to pull guard.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
The Phenom struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Royce clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom struggles on the ground and tries to break Royce Gracie's guard...
Vitor Belfort is in Royce open guard now
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Royce attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitor Belfort slips out. Royce quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitor Belfort slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Phenom launches a stiff jab!
Royce ducks that one.
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Royce's chin
Royce's Chin is beginning to swell
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Phenom can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Royce Gracie jumps back and jabs
The Phenom only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Vitor Belfort moves forward and launches a low kick.
Royce blocks that.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Royce followed by a hard jab
The Phenom deflects the blows.
Lightning fast low kick from The Phenom!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
Royce seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Royce Gracie and The Phenom engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Royce Gracie is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Vitor Belfort!
Royce is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Royce's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Phenom showing excellent timing, blasts Royce Gracie with a right hand.
Great hook by Vitor Belfort! Royce Gracie is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce tries to hit Vitor Belfort with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. The Phenom steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Vitor Belfort away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The Phenom is standing while Royce is on the ground on his back
Royce Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Vitor Belfort's head...
It lands flush with Vitor Belfort's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Royce Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Royce Gracie is on his feet again.
Royce jumps and catches Vitor Belfort's arm and tries a flying armbar!
The Phenom breaks the lock and launches himself over Royce Gracie, winning side mount!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom tries to open up Royce with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Royce blocks a few elbows and now Vitor Belfort will have to look for another option here.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Vitor Belfort keeps control and remains in side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort looks to mount Royce Gracie...
Vitor Belfort slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Royce is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Royce struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Royce is doing a great job covering himself up.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Phenom pulls his arm out of danger.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
The Phenom ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce breaks the closed guard of Vitor Belfort and moves to half guard
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie hooks The Phenom's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Vitor Belfort manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Royce's cheek from the guard.
Royce Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
The Phenom seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Royce's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Royce blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to jump to side mount.
Royce Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Royce's ribs.
Royce blocks those punches
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Royce's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Royce Gracie in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
The Phenom launches a furious hook!
Royce ducks under and pushes Vitor Belfort creating some space.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The Phenom works on the ground with his fingers over Royce's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Vitor Belfort work his BJJ game.
Vitor Belfort throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Royce breaks the lock showing some skills...
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Royce is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
Royce tries to close his guard around The Phenom
He succeeds!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Vitor Belfort breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
The Phenom gets a good position on the ground. ..
Royce holds Vitor Belfort arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Royce Gracie sits up and gets an arm around The Phenom's neck!
The Phenom struggles to free himself
The Phenom's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
The Phenom pushes Royce Gracie back to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort is looking to pass Royce Gracie's guard...
Royce Gracie has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
The Phenom is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Vitor Belfort down and prevents his attempts to escape
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Vitor Belfort gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Royce Gracie pushes Vitor Belfort down and prevents his attempts to escape
The Phenom misses a step and Royce Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Phenom breaks the lock showing some skills...
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Vitor Belfort is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Royce.
Royce Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Vitor Belfort is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Royce into his guard.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Royce Gracie
Vitor Belfort tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Royce Gracie moves to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort tries to free his leg
Royce Gracie moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce launches a furious low kick!
The Phenom receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Royce Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Phenom is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Royce Gracie swings and The Phenom has to retreat
Superb haymaker by The Phenom
Royce manages to move aside
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Royce grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Royce Gracie
That punishment by Royce Gracie has left The Phenom staggered! Royce Gracie should try push forward now and finish this!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Vitor Belfort seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Royce Gracie hooks The Phenom's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Royce is locking that Kneebar...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Vitor Belfort manages to kick Royce away and scrambles on top!
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Royce Gracie 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Royce who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Royce tries to take Vitor Belfort down... The Phenom stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard The Phenom's jaw!
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom tries to take Royce Gracie down... Royce stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Royce's jaw!
Royce Gracie pushes away The Phenom trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Phenom stumbles backwards and Royce Gracie circles to get the center of the cage
Vitor Belfort fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Phenom launches a flurry of punches
Royce slips out of danger.
Royce 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 2:15 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie looks to pass to mount...
Royce slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vitor Belfort.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Royce Gracie in his guard...
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Royce Gracie work his BJJ game.
Royce fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitor Belfort's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Royce is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
The Phenom holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks The Phenom's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Royce Gracie.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce tries to show some ground skills
Royce Gracie put The Phenom in half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Royce Gracie rolls over himself and stands up while Vitor Belfort rolls on his back.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Vitor Belfort. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Royce
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce works on the ground with his fingers over The Phenom's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Royce Gracie for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows The Phenom time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking The Phenom's attemp of grappling
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie struggles a bit before breaking The Phenom's attemp of grappling
Royce cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Phenom can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Vitor Belfort attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce moves forward looking for some action
Royce Gracie shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom takes a break to breathe while holding Royce Gracie.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort attempts to move to full guard
Royce Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 5
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Good front kick from The Phenom!
Royce Gracie blocks
Vitor Belfort and Royce engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Royce fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Vitor Belfort didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in open guard over The Phenom
Royce moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
The Phenom launches a few weak punches
Royce blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Royce Gracie looks to counter!
Royce launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Royce is countered by Vitor Belfort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Royce Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Royce's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Royce Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Vitor Belfort keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
The Phenom tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Royce from the side mount!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Royce Gracie manages to switch to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Royce
Vitor Belfort pushes Royce's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Royce rolls and he's now on half guard over Vitor Belfort. Nice reversal.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Royce is trying to counter now!
Royce tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Royce Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Vitor Belfort jumps back and jabs
That one hits but The Phenom seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Royce Gracie attempts a sweep single...
Royce Gracie catches Vitor Belfort's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Royce.
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce is in closed guard... The Phenom tries to roll on the ground!
Royce Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in closed guard over The Phenom
Royce tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Royce Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Royce Gracie is in half guard over The Phenom
Royce sits over his knees and pushes away The Phenom's leg!
Royce Gracie is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Royce is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce Gracie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
The Phenom struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
The Phenom struggles to free himself
The Phenom is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Royce Gracie doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Royce Gracie to fight back!
Royce Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in The Phenom's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The Phenom breaks the lock showing some skills...
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce suddenly holds Vitor Belfort's arm and tries an armbar!
The Phenom can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Royce Gracie!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Royce Gracie can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Royce Gracie launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Phenom tries to cover his face,
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Royce
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Royce Gracie can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Phenom is in closed guard... Royce tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Royce Gracie is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll on the ground...
Royce knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Royce tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom tries to escape from the full mount...
Royce Gracie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Royce Gracie is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Royce tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Royce Gracie by Majority decision
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 19/47 (40%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/23 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1198,9
Clinch Damage 83,4
Ground Damage 83,83
Time on the ground 829 s
Statistics: Royce Gracie
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 12/16 (75%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2631,42
Clinch Damage 124,83
Ground Damage 1668,42
Time on the ground 865 s
Interesting.