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Vitor Belfort nearly scored a knockout but he ultimately settled for a unanimous decision victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the Gamebred Boxing 4 co-main event.
The first half of the fight looked like Belfort was going to end his night early as he continuously tagged Souza with huge combinations that had the veteran grappler in trouble on several occasions. Belfort even managed a pair of brutal knockdowns in the third round that made it look like the fight might be over but Souza kept finding a way back to his feet.
Still when the fight was over it was clear that Belfort had done enough to win with the judges scoring the fight 58-54, 58-54 and 57-55 in his favor.
There was hesitancy to engage at moments from both fighters at the start as Belfort was trying to set up a powerful left hand while continuously throwing overhand punches as well as uppercuts trying to catch “Jacare” coming forward. Souza was clearly the less experienced boxer but he was still putting serious heat behind his shots, even if he was mainly throwing one punch at a time rather than setting up combinations.
As the third round got started, Belfort was still looking for that same left hand that was paying dividends for him and he finally made “Jacare” pay. The former UFC champion leapt into a left hook that clipped Souza on the side of the head and put him down to one knee as the referee started the mandatory count on him.
“Jacare” was able to continue but Belfort was going for the kill as he kept coming after his fellow Brazilian with hammer-like punches. There was no fear of reprisal as Belfort was launching huge, blistering shots as he looked for the knockout with another left-right combination putting Souza down.
Once again, Souza was able to get to his feet and this time he survived to the bell so he could recover in the corner.
On the restart, “Jacare” came out guns blazing as he looked to stage a comeback while Belfort started slowing down after putting a lot of energy into getting a finish in the prior round. Belfort’s labored movement allowed Souza to tag him repeatedly including a punch that opened a cut over the eye of “The Phenom” as blood began trickling down his face.
While Belfort was clearly exhausted, he was still blasting Souza as the fight almost exclusively took place in a phone booth with the Brazilians leaning into each other before unloading punches. There were moments where it appeared Souza was wobbled, although he never stopped moving forward while trading shots with Belfort.
Late in the final round, Belfort cracked Souza with several stinging punches including an uppercut that looked like a potential knockout but somehow “Jacare” absorbed the punishment and just kept coming.
When the final bell sounded, Belfort was gassed but still understandably happy to get his hand raised as he picks up another win while enjoying his new career in boxing while also celebrating his 46th birthday on Saturday.
Vitor Belfort nearly scored a knockout but he ultimately settled for a unanimous decision victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the Gamebred Boxing 4 co-main event.
The first half of the fight looked like Belfort was going to end his night early as he continuously tagged Souza with huge combinations that had the veteran grappler in trouble on several occasions. Belfort even managed a pair of brutal knockdowns in the third round that made it look like the fight might be over but Souza kept finding a way back to his feet.
Still when the fight was over it was clear that Belfort had done enough to win with the judges scoring the fight 58-54, 58-54 and 57-55 in his favor.
There was hesitancy to engage at moments from both fighters at the start as Belfort was trying to set up a powerful left hand while continuously throwing overhand punches as well as uppercuts trying to catch “Jacare” coming forward. Souza was clearly the less experienced boxer but he was still putting serious heat behind his shots, even if he was mainly throwing one punch at a time rather than setting up combinations.
As the third round got started, Belfort was still looking for that same left hand that was paying dividends for him and he finally made “Jacare” pay. The former UFC champion leapt into a left hook that clipped Souza on the side of the head and put him down to one knee as the referee started the mandatory count on him.
“Jacare” was able to continue but Belfort was going for the kill as he kept coming after his fellow Brazilian with hammer-like punches. There was no fear of reprisal as Belfort was launching huge, blistering shots as he looked for the knockout with another left-right combination putting Souza down.
Once again, Souza was able to get to his feet and this time he survived to the bell so he could recover in the corner.
On the restart, “Jacare” came out guns blazing as he looked to stage a comeback while Belfort started slowing down after putting a lot of energy into getting a finish in the prior round. Belfort’s labored movement allowed Souza to tag him repeatedly including a punch that opened a cut over the eye of “The Phenom” as blood began trickling down his face.
While Belfort was clearly exhausted, he was still blasting Souza as the fight almost exclusively took place in a phone booth with the Brazilians leaning into each other before unloading punches. There were moments where it appeared Souza was wobbled, although he never stopped moving forward while trading shots with Belfort.
Late in the final round, Belfort cracked Souza with several stinging punches including an uppercut that looked like a potential knockout but somehow “Jacare” absorbed the punishment and just kept coming.
When the final bell sounded, Belfort was gassed but still understandably happy to get his hand raised as he picks up another win while enjoying his new career in boxing while also celebrating his 46th birthday on Saturday.
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The first half of the fight looked like Belfort was going to end his night early as he continuously tagged Souza with huge combinations that had the veteran grappler in trouble on several occasions. Belfort even managed a pair of brutal knockdowns in the third round that made it look like the fight might be over but Souza kept finding a way back to his feet.
Still when the fight was over it was clear that Belfort had done enough to win with the judges scoring the fight 58-54, 58-54 and 57-55 in his favor.
There was hesitancy to engage at moments from both fighters at the start as Belfort was trying to set up a powerful left hand while continuously throwing overhand punches as well as uppercuts trying to catch “Jacare” coming forward. Souza was clearly the less experienced boxer but he was still putting serious heat behind his shots, even if he was mainly throwing one punch at a time rather than setting up combinations.
As the third round got started, Belfort was still looking for that same left hand that was paying dividends for him and he finally made “Jacare” pay. The former UFC champion leapt into a left hook that clipped Souza on the side of the head and put him down to one knee as the referee started the mandatory count on him.
“Jacare” was able to continue but Belfort was going for the kill as he kept coming after his fellow Brazilian with hammer-like punches. There was no fear of reprisal as Belfort was launching huge, blistering shots as he looked for the knockout with another left-right combination putting Souza down.
Once again, Souza was able to get to his feet and this time he survived to the bell so he could recover in the corner.
On the restart, “Jacare” came out guns blazing as he looked to stage a comeback while Belfort started slowing down after putting a lot of energy into getting a finish in the prior round. Belfort’s labored movement allowed Souza to tag him repeatedly including a punch that opened a cut over the eye of “The Phenom” as blood began trickling down his face.
While Belfort was clearly exhausted, he was still blasting Souza as the fight almost exclusively took place in a phone booth with the Brazilians leaning into each other before unloading punches. There were moments where it appeared Souza was wobbled, although he never stopped moving forward while trading shots with Belfort.
Late in the final round, Belfort cracked Souza with several stinging punches including an uppercut that looked like a potential knockout but somehow “Jacare” absorbed the punishment and just kept coming.
When the final bell sounded, Belfort was gassed but still understandably happy to get his hand raised as he picks up another win while enjoying his new career in boxing while also celebrating his 46th birthday on Saturday.
Vitor Belfort nearly scored a knockout but he ultimately settled for a unanimous decision victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the Gamebred Boxing 4 co-main event.
The first half of the fight looked like Belfort was going to end his night early as he continuously tagged Souza with huge combinations that had the veteran grappler in trouble on several occasions. Belfort even managed a pair of brutal knockdowns in the third round that made it look like the fight might be over but Souza kept finding a way back to his feet.
Still when the fight was over it was clear that Belfort had done enough to win with the judges scoring the fight 58-54, 58-54 and 57-55 in his favor.
There was hesitancy to engage at moments from both fighters at the start as Belfort was trying to set up a powerful left hand while continuously throwing overhand punches as well as uppercuts trying to catch “Jacare” coming forward. Souza was clearly the less experienced boxer but he was still putting serious heat behind his shots, even if he was mainly throwing one punch at a time rather than setting up combinations.
As the third round got started, Belfort was still looking for that same left hand that was paying dividends for him and he finally made “Jacare” pay. The former UFC champion leapt into a left hook that clipped Souza on the side of the head and put him down to one knee as the referee started the mandatory count on him.
“Jacare” was able to continue but Belfort was going for the kill as he kept coming after his fellow Brazilian with hammer-like punches. There was no fear of reprisal as Belfort was launching huge, blistering shots as he looked for the knockout with another left-right combination putting Souza down.
Once again, Souza was able to get to his feet and this time he survived to the bell so he could recover in the corner.
On the restart, “Jacare” came out guns blazing as he looked to stage a comeback while Belfort started slowing down after putting a lot of energy into getting a finish in the prior round. Belfort’s labored movement allowed Souza to tag him repeatedly including a punch that opened a cut over the eye of “The Phenom” as blood began trickling down his face.
While Belfort was clearly exhausted, he was still blasting Souza as the fight almost exclusively took place in a phone booth with the Brazilians leaning into each other before unloading punches. There were moments where it appeared Souza was wobbled, although he never stopped moving forward while trading shots with Belfort.
Late in the final round, Belfort cracked Souza with several stinging punches including an uppercut that looked like a potential knockout but somehow “Jacare” absorbed the punishment and just kept coming.
When the final bell sounded, Belfort was gassed but still understandably happy to get his hand raised as he picks up another win while enjoying his new career in boxing while also celebrating his 46th birthday on Saturday.
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