Post by The Sandmen on Dec 4, 2014 16:44:11 GMT -5
Johny Hendricks looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Vitor Belfort doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Hendricks and The Phenom move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hendricks showing excellent timing, blasts Vitor Belfort with a right hand.
Great hook by Johny Hendricks! Vitor Belfort is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort launches an up-kick intended for Johny Hendricks's head...
It lands flush with Johny Hendricks's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Hendricks cartwheels towards The Phenom!
The Phenom fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
The Phenom tries to hit Johny Hendricks with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Hendricks dodges that
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
The Phenom tries to hit Johny Hendricks with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Hendricks dodges that
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Hendricks opts to jump inside The Phenom's guard.
The Phenom didn't see that coming. Johny Hendricks is in open guard over The Phenom now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over The Phenom
Hendricks tries to move to full mount
Hendricks's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over The Phenom
Hendricks throws a few hammer fists to the face of Vitor Belfort
Blocked by The Phenom.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over The Phenom
Johny Hendricks tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Johny Hendricks manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Hendricks in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom tries to take Johny Hendricks down... Hendricks stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Hendricks forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Those punches are hitting! Hendricks covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom and Johny Hendricks are cliched up against the cage. The Phenom hammers Hendricks face and hooks Hendricks leg
Hendricks stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Quick hook by Johny Hendricks
Good shot! The Phenom has reasons to be worried.
Vitor Belfort circles around Hendricks
The Phenom is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Superb haymaker by The Phenom
that lands on Hendricks's face like a cannon ball!
The Phenom wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Once The Phenom is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Johny Hendricks's ribs!
Johny Hendricks's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks grapple with Vitor Belfort and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
The Phenom manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks 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 Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hendricks ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Good leg kicks from Johny Hendricks.
Vitor Belfort defends with ease.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Hendricks's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
Hendricks steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Phenom is holding Johny Hendricks's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks loses balance and goes to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks measures the resilience of The Phenom's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Phenom blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to show some ground skills
The Phenom uses his strength to keep The Phenom at a disadvantage
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort hovers above Hendricks
Good punches to Hendricks's body.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks 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.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The Phenom leans back...
He clobbers Johny Hendricks's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The Phenom is taking this opportunity to rest.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Johny Hendricks can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shovel hook by Johny Hendricks
goes nowhere.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
The Phenom blocks with confidence
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Hendricks's chin
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort launches a body shot
Hendricks evades.
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Vitor Belfort shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Those punches are hitting! Hendricks covers his head!
Hendricks's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Left cheek
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Phenom tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom circles out and slips free of Johny Hendricks's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
The Phenom is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Hendricks seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Hendricks's blood making stains in the mat.
Brutal-looking high kick from Vitor Belfort!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Hendricks was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (High kick) at 1:53 Round 2
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 2/13 (15%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/13 (62%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
I was just thinking to myself Vitor's attack was good but he could use a few more kicks. Then he kicked and finished Johny. INteresting stuff. If Vitor was mine, I would +1 his kicks though. Just to see what comes of that.
Vitor Belfort doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hendricks and The Phenom move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Hendricks showing excellent timing, blasts Vitor Belfort with a right hand.
Great hook by Johny Hendricks! Vitor Belfort is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Vitor Belfort launches an up-kick intended for Johny Hendricks's head...
It lands flush with Johny Hendricks's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Hendricks cartwheels towards The Phenom!
The Phenom fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
The Phenom tries to hit Johny Hendricks with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Hendricks dodges that
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
The Phenom tries to hit Johny Hendricks with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Hendricks dodges that
Hendricks is standing while The Phenom is on the ground on his back
Hendricks opts to jump inside The Phenom's guard.
The Phenom didn't see that coming. Johny Hendricks is in open guard over The Phenom now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over The Phenom
Hendricks tries to move to full mount
Hendricks's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
The Phenom tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over The Phenom
Hendricks throws a few hammer fists to the face of Vitor Belfort
Blocked by The Phenom.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over The Phenom
Johny Hendricks tries to pass Vitor Belfort's guard...
Johny Hendricks manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Hendricks in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom tries to take Johny Hendricks down... Hendricks stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Hendricks forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Those punches are hitting! Hendricks covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom and Johny Hendricks are cliched up against the cage. The Phenom hammers Hendricks face and hooks Hendricks leg
Hendricks stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The Phenom clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Quick hook by Johny Hendricks
Good shot! The Phenom has reasons to be worried.
Vitor Belfort circles around Hendricks
The Phenom is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Superb haymaker by The Phenom
that lands on Hendricks's face like a cannon ball!
The Phenom wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Once The Phenom is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Johny Hendricks's ribs!
Johny Hendricks's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks grapple with Vitor Belfort and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
The Phenom manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks 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 Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hendricks ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Good leg kicks from Johny Hendricks.
Vitor Belfort defends with ease.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
The Phenom goes to the body...
He punishes Hendricks's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
Hendricks steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Phenom is holding Johny Hendricks's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks loses balance and goes to the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks measures the resilience of The Phenom's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Phenom blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Hendricks tries to show some ground skills
The Phenom uses his strength to keep The Phenom at a disadvantage
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort hovers above Hendricks
Good punches to Hendricks's body.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks 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.
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The Phenom leans back...
He clobbers Johny Hendricks's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Vitor Belfort is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The Phenom is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The Phenom is taking this opportunity to rest.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Vitor Belfort, but it's close.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Johny Hendricks can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shovel hook by Johny Hendricks
goes nowhere.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
The Phenom blocks with confidence
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Vitor Belfort tries to take advantage...
Vitor Belfort fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Hendricks's chin
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Vitor Belfort launches a body shot
Hendricks evades.
Nice punch by Vitor Belfort
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
Vitor Belfort shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Hendricks's head
Those punches are hitting! Hendricks covers his head!
Hendricks's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Left cheek
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The Phenom tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Vitor Belfort tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Phenom circles out and slips free of Johny Hendricks's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The two exchange wildly
The Phenom is connecting with a few punches
The Phenom is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hendricks's jaw!
Hendricks's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Johny Hendricks's Right cheek
Hendricks seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Hendricks's blood making stains in the mat.
Brutal-looking high kick from Vitor Belfort!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Hendricks was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by TKO (High kick) at 1:53 Round 2
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 2/13 (15%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/13 (62%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 144 s
I was just thinking to myself Vitor's attack was good but he could use a few more kicks. Then he kicked and finished Johny. INteresting stuff. If Vitor was mine, I would +1 his kicks though. Just to see what comes of that.