Post by The Sandmen on Apr 24, 2017 6:58:26 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.
Yushin Okami doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Vitor Belfort is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Yushin Okami paws at The Phenom.
The Phenom answers with solid punches!
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Okami in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Okami's face while in the clinch!
Okami can't take many more shots like those!
Okami's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom pushes off of Yushin Okami and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Okami stumbles backwards but Vitor Belfort chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Okami forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yushin Okami's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! The Phenom is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yushin Okami just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Okami's head
Those punches are hitting! Okami covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Okami takes a break to breathe while holding Vitor Belfort.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Okami tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Okami is clinching with The Phenom.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom pushes Yushin Okami againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Okami cannot escape Vitor Belfort's clinch! Vitor Belfort is just brutalizing Okami with punches time and time again!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom pushes Yushin Okami againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Okami cannot escape Vitor Belfort's clinch! Vitor Belfort is just brutalizing Okami with punches time and time again!
Okami has a small cut in his Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
The Phenom pummels back into position.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Yushin Okami! The Phenom tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Okami struggles to free himself
Okami's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Nacked Choke from Vitor Belfort appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
The Phenom is unable to lock that and Okami breaks the lock
Vitor Belfort pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort circles to get the center of the cage
The Phenom moves backwards and Yushin Okami is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Okami tries to grapple
The Phenom moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Vitor Belfort takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Okami wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Phenom wants nothing of that and pushes Okami.
Okami wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Phenom wants nothing of that and pushes Okami.
Lightning fast low kick from The Phenom!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Yushin Okami tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Vitor Belfort jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Okami clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Vitor Belfort moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Phenom has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom tries to take Yushin Okami down... Okami stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Okami's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yushin Okami's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Okami into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from The Phenom!
Some big punches are landing!
Okami's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Vitor Belfort has left Okami staggered! Vitor Belfort should try push forward now and finish this!
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Okami seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Okami's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Vitor Belfort has left Okami staggered! Vitor Belfort should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Okami's blood making stains in the mat.
Yushin Okami looks rattled! Vitor Belfort sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Yushin Okami is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Okami laid out on the mat! Vitor Belfort's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by KO (Punches) at 4:14 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 22/30 (73%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 0 s
This was a deep-end fight for Okami. He tried.
Yushin Okami doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Vitor Belfort is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Yushin Okami paws at The Phenom.
The Phenom answers with solid punches!
The Phenom tries to grapple
He puts Okami in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Okami's face while in the clinch!
Okami can't take many more shots like those!
Okami's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom pushes off of Yushin Okami and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Okami stumbles backwards but Vitor Belfort chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Okami doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Okami forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yushin Okami's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! The Phenom is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yushin Okami just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom struggles and launches a few punches to Okami's head
Those punches are hitting! Okami covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Okami takes a break to breathe while holding Vitor Belfort.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Okami tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Okami is clinching with The Phenom.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom looks to be in very good shape.
The Phenom pushes Yushin Okami againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Okami cannot escape Vitor Belfort's clinch! Vitor Belfort is just brutalizing Okami with punches time and time again!
There is a small laceration on Yushin Okami's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Phenom pushes Yushin Okami againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Okami cannot escape Vitor Belfort's clinch! Vitor Belfort is just brutalizing Okami with punches time and time again!
Okami has a small cut in his Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Okami gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
The Phenom pummels back into position.
The Phenom is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Yushin Okami! The Phenom tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Okami struggles to free himself
Okami's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Nacked Choke from Vitor Belfort appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
The Phenom is unable to lock that and Okami breaks the lock
Vitor Belfort pushes away Okami trying to keep the fight at striking range
Okami stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort circles to get the center of the cage
The Phenom moves backwards and Yushin Okami is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Okami tries to grapple
The Phenom moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Vitor Belfort takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Okami wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Phenom wants nothing of that and pushes Okami.
Okami wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Phenom wants nothing of that and pushes Okami.
Lightning fast low kick from The Phenom!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Yushin Okami tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Vitor Belfort jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Okami clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitor Belfort to fight back!
Vitor Belfort moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Phenom has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom tries to take Yushin Okami down... Okami stumbles backwards and Vitor Belfort launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Okami's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yushin Okami's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Vitor Belfort slightly pushes Okami into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from The Phenom!
Some big punches are landing!
Okami's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Vitor Belfort has left Okami staggered! Vitor Belfort should try push forward now and finish this!
Vitor Belfort goes with a looping right hand while Yushin Okami jumps back and jabs
Okami seems staggered and Vitor Belfort runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Okami's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Vitor Belfort has left Okami staggered! Vitor Belfort should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Okami's blood making stains in the mat.
Yushin Okami looks rattled! Vitor Belfort sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Yushin Okami is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Okami laid out on the mat! Vitor Belfort's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Vitor Belfort by KO (Punches) at 4:14 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 22/30 (73%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Yushin Okami
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 0 s
This was a deep-end fight for Okami. He tried.