Post by The Sandmen on Sept 10, 2019 4:36:45 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Stephan Bonnar 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Vitor Belfort is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Stephan Bonnar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Phenom dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Bonnar from the ground!
Bonnar's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bonnar has a small cut in his Mouth
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
Stephan Bonnar sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The Phenom is holding Stephan Bonnar's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephan Bonnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Bonnar Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Vitor Belfort uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Phenom tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar moves to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Bonnar
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bonnar's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Bonnar's Forehead is beginning to swell
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Bonnar
The Phenom sits over his knees and pushes away Bonnar's leg!
Vitor Belfort is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Stephan Bonnar manages to switch to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Bonnar
Bonnar tries to close his guard around The Phenom
He succeeds!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Bonnar
Bonnar breaths deeply while on the ground
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Bonnar
Bonnar looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Vitor Belfort shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Vitor Belfort breaks that americana attempt!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
The Phenom put Stephan Bonnar in closed guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar is looking to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar tries to better his position on the ground...
Bonnar is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Vitor Belfort moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to free his leg
Stephan Bonnar uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Phenom's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Bonnar tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Good looking punches from Stephan Bonnar on the ground
They could take their toll on The Phenom.
The Phenom's Mouth is beginning to swell
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Bonnar tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass to half guard...
Vitor Belfort can't prevent his opponent from passing. Bonnar looks to work from half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bonnar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Bonnar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Bonnar, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Bonnar is in now. Vitor Belfort is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
The Phenom decides to launch some tentative punches
Vitor Belfort takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Bonnar throws a lazy kick
The Phenom dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Phenom begins to launch a barrage of punches over Bonnar
this is getting worse and worse for Bonnar
Bonnar's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bonnar has a small cut in his Mouth
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Bonnar who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar slightly pushes The Phenom into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bonnar wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Bonnar moves forward and holds The Phenom
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar looks to be in very good shape.
Bonnar launches a few hard punches to Vitor Belfort's ribs!
Vitor Belfort's ribs shows the damage! Stephan Bonnar is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to The Phenom's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Bonnar into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The Phenom throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar launches a rapid series of punches
taking The Phenom from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Bonnar launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Phenom stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Bonnar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to The Phenom's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Bonnar launches a few hard punches to Vitor Belfort's ribs!
Vitor Belfort's ribs shows the damage! Stephan Bonnar is working his opponent ribs!
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Stephan Bonnar!
Vitor Belfort is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you The Phenom! It would have finished this fight.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Pulverizing punch to Bonnar's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
The Phenom is holding Stephan Bonnar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephan Bonnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
The Phenom works on the ground with his fingers over Bonnar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Bonnar time to recover. Stephan Bonnar seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Stephan Bonnar!
The Phenom is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Vitor Belfort was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The Phenom launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Bonnar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Bonnar time to recover. Stephan Bonnar seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Bonnar shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Stephan Bonnar's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Bonnar is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Phenom.
The Phenom grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Bonnar
The Phenom tries to move to full mount
The Phenom succeeds
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
The Phenom goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Bonnar's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Bonnar's eyes...
Bonnar's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Stephan Bonnar breaks the lock and pushes away Vitor Belfort, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Vitor Belfort fakes a punch and launches himself over Bonnar!
Nice move by The Phenom who clinches and pushes Bonnar against the cage
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to The Phenom's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Vitor Belfort!
That one almost breaks Bonnar's chin! He is knocked down!
Stephan Bonnar seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Vitor Belfort!
The Phenom is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Stephan Bonnar is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Bonnar's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Right cheek
Bonnar seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Vitor Belfort.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Vitor Belfort who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Bonnar's body! He's holding his side
Stephan Bonnar pushes away The Phenom trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Phenom doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephan Bonnar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephan Bonnar is a bloody mess!
The Phenom tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Stephan Bonnar's groin! Was that unintentional?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for groin kick.
Josh Rosenthal allows Bonnar time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Vitor Belfort moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
Surprise roundhouse punch by The Phenom.
It looks like Bonnar was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Vitor Belfort! Bonnar seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Left eye
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (Punch) at 1:03 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/13 (85%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/15 (40%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 300 s
Bonnar tried. Vitor still has some IT left. And not IT: Chapter 2 - in theatres now (No spoilers - Mike hasn't seen it yet).
Stephan Bonnar 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Vitor Belfort is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vitor Belfort and Stephan Bonnar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The Phenom dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Bonnar from the ground!
Bonnar's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bonnar has a small cut in his Mouth
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
Stephan Bonnar sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The Phenom is holding Stephan Bonnar's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephan Bonnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Bonnar Hyper-extended his arm
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar launches a few punches to The Phenom's cheek from the guard.
Vitor Belfort uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Phenom tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Phenom tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar tries to roll to his side and trap Vitor Belfort in his guard...
Stephan Bonnar moves to half guard.
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Bonnar
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bonnar tries to move on the ground and shows Vitor Belfort a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bonnar's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Bonnar's Forehead is beginning to swell
Vitor Belfort is in half guard over Bonnar
The Phenom sits over his knees and pushes away Bonnar's leg!
Vitor Belfort is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar attempts to trap Vitor Belfort in his guard.
Stephan Bonnar manages to switch to full guard.
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Bonnar
Bonnar tries to close his guard around The Phenom
He succeeds!
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Bonnar
Bonnar breaths deeply while on the ground
Vitor Belfort is in closed guard over Bonnar
Bonnar looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom is in closed guard... Bonnar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitor Belfort!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Vitor Belfort shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Vitor Belfort breaks that americana attempt!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
The Phenom tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort tries to close the guard.
The Phenom put Stephan Bonnar in closed guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar is looking to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar tries to better his position on the ground...
Bonnar is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort launches a few punches to Bonnar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bonnar tries to cover his face,
Stephan Bonnar is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort tries to roll to his side and trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard...
Vitor Belfort moves to half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to free his leg
Stephan Bonnar uses some of his skill by jumping out of The Phenom's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort attempts to trap Stephan Bonnar in his guard.
Vitor Belfort manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Bonnar tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Good looking punches from Stephan Bonnar on the ground
They could take their toll on The Phenom.
The Phenom's Mouth is beginning to swell
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Bonnar tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Stephan Bonnar is in open guard over The Phenom
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass to half guard...
Vitor Belfort can't prevent his opponent from passing. Bonnar looks to work from half guard.
Stephan Bonnar is in half guard over The Phenom
The Phenom measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bonnar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Bonnar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephan Bonnar tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Stephan Bonnar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephan Bonnar is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Stephan Bonnar looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Stephan Bonnar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Bonnar, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Bonnar is in now. Vitor Belfort is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
The Phenom decides to launch some tentative punches
Vitor Belfort takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Bonnar throws a lazy kick
The Phenom dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Phenom begins to launch a barrage of punches over Bonnar
this is getting worse and worse for Bonnar
Bonnar's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bonnar has a small cut in his Mouth
Stephan Bonnar fakes a punch and launches himself over Vitor Belfort
Great move by Bonnar who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Stephan Bonnar slightly pushes The Phenom into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bonnar wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Bonnar moves forward and holds The Phenom
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar looks to be in very good shape.
Bonnar launches a few hard punches to Vitor Belfort's ribs!
Vitor Belfort's ribs shows the damage! Stephan Bonnar is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to The Phenom's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Bonnar into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The Phenom throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Right cheek
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar launches a rapid series of punches
taking The Phenom from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Bonnar launches a hook to the body
Bang! The Phenom stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Bonnar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to The Phenom's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Bonnar launches a few hard punches to Vitor Belfort's ribs!
Vitor Belfort's ribs shows the damage! Stephan Bonnar is working his opponent ribs!
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Stephan Bonnar!
Vitor Belfort is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you The Phenom! It would have finished this fight.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Pulverizing punch to Bonnar's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
The Phenom is holding Stephan Bonnar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephan Bonnar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
The Phenom works on the ground with his fingers over Bonnar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Bonnar time to recover. Stephan Bonnar seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Stephan Bonnar!
The Phenom is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Vitor Belfort was tooling Stephan Bonnar for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephan Bonnar lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The Phenom launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Bonnar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to give Bonnar time to recover. Stephan Bonnar seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Bonnar shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Stephan Bonnar's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Vitor Belfort's punches
Bonnar is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Phenom.
The Phenom grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort is in open guard over Bonnar
The Phenom tries to move to full mount
The Phenom succeeds
Vitor Belfort is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
The Phenom goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Bonnar's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Bonnar's eyes...
Bonnar's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Stephan Bonnar breaks the lock and pushes away Vitor Belfort, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Vitor Belfort fakes a punch and launches himself over Bonnar!
Nice move by The Phenom who clinches and pushes Bonnar against the cage
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar struggles and launches a few punches to The Phenom's head
Nothing from this... Stephan Bonnar seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Vitor Belfort!
That one almost breaks Bonnar's chin! He is knocked down!
Stephan Bonnar seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Vitor Belfort!
The Phenom is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Stephan Bonnar is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Bonnar's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Right cheek
Bonnar seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Vitor Belfort.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Vitor Belfort who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Bonnar's face while in the clinch!
Bonnar can't take many more shots like those!
Bonnar has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Bonnar's body! He's holding his side
Stephan Bonnar pushes away The Phenom trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Phenom doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephan Bonnar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephan Bonnar is a bloody mess!
The Phenom tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Stephan Bonnar's groin! Was that unintentional?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Vitor Belfort for groin kick.
Josh Rosenthal allows Bonnar time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
Vitor Belfort moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
Surprise roundhouse punch by The Phenom.
It looks like Bonnar was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Vitor Belfort! Bonnar seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Left eye
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (Punch) at 1:03 Round 3
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 18/25 (72%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/13 (85%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/15 (40%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 300 s
Bonnar tried. Vitor still has some IT left. And not IT: Chapter 2 - in theatres now (No spoilers - Mike hasn't seen it yet).