Seriously! This result. HOW??

Most of the time judges do their jobs well.

For the very first time I personally have to wonder about result of this particular and recent fight:

Overeem vs. Vitor Belfort II

I just watched the fight and here is a quick summary:

Round 1:

  • fight starts with both fighters trading a bit standing up, nothing decent really lands

  • Overeem wants to clinch and try his knees

  • Vitor counters by trapping Overeems leg when he throws a high knee and goes for a BIG SLAM

  • Vitor with high altitude slam straight to side mount

  • Vitor working teh side moutn while Overeem defends

  • Overeem gets to all 4, Vitor sprawling on top of him

  • overeem tries to escape, Vitor spins and gets back mount.

  • Vitor going for choke but Overeem defends. Vitor then goes for punches from back mount.

  • Overeem is forced to do something quick and he turns and gives Vitor full mount

  • Vitor with full mount starts to pound Overeem.

  • Overeem is actively moving and defending pretty well whjile taking some good shots from Vitor.

  • Overeem escapes to full guard.

  • Some stalling and ref stands them up

  • Little bit of trading standing up the Vitor slips but gets full guard.

  • Overeem stalls, Vitor stalls, ref stands them up

  • End of round

Round 1: Vitor very clearly.

  • stand up striking: draw

  • ground striking: vitor

  • takedowns: vitor

  • ground positions: vitor

  • submissions: vitor (well the only real attempt there was)

Round 2:

  • Short exhange stading up. Nothing both miss.

  • Vitor takes overeem down with double leg

  • Overeem staals a bit but Vitor gets up

  • Vitor imitates sakuraba and kicks downed overeem few times

  • Well clearly Vitor is not Sakuraba as it is not working and Overeem gets up

  • Over connects with a single punch

  • Clinch

  • Low knee by Overeem

  • Vitor gets time to recover

  • Figters trade standing up

  • Well camera angle got ¤#""#!" but fighters clinch again

  • Overeem overpowers Vitor and takes him down from clinch.

  • Vitor tries butterfly guard, OVereem tries GnP, both fail

  • both stall

  • ref stands them up, Vitor aggressive on stand up, nice work from Vitor but overeem connects with a nice knee

  • Vitor goes down but gets guard and then switches to buttefly guard again

  • Vitor SWEEPS Overeem and gets top position

  • Vitor goes for GnP but Overeem staalls

  • ref stand them up

  • staight to clinch but Vitor dow not want to fight from clinch avoiding overeem knees

  • Vitor backs up and connects with a nice punch

  • Vitor with a stupid high kick (wtf was that Vitor?)

  • Overeem goes for his own. Well they both miss by a mile.

  • Overeem clinch but then backs up and gets Vitor with nice punch.

  • Well Vitor responds with his own and connects.

  • Nice knee by overeem, Vitor goes down but it seems it is more due to Vitor wanting to avoind the clinch and fight on the ground.

  • Vitor gets guard and both try something. It does not work and both stall.

  • Stand up.

  • Clinch and Vitor immeditely tryes belly to belly suplex. Well it is kind of awful and does not work at all, Overeem gets top position.

  • Vitor goes for buttefly guard again but Overeem stalls again.

  • Stand up.

  • both fighter trade punches but pace is kind of slow.

  • well they trade but nothing real connects, seems like fight is heading to clinch position but NO Vitor decides to sit as soon as it is about to hit the clinch.

  • LOL that was stupid. Overeem hits Vitor with Sakuraba style single mongolian chop to face (or whatever it is called...)

  • dunno whatever happened but they ground fight, ref stops them and then camera man ¤""#¤"#¤ up and all of sudden it is on again but Vitor now has top position.

  • vitor is trying to GnP Overeem, it does not work Vitor stands up for a pass but time runs out.

Round 2: well it was a clear draw. Vitor got the better on the ground and takedowns were a draw while overeem did somewhat frustrate Vitor with his knees.

Conclusion: Vitor won clearly

Official score: Overeem won. WTF??!?!?! WHY!?!?!?

Please someone explain this to me how Overeem won.

did you watch the fight or read a recap.

even the guys I bet (they took Vitor) were ready to pay me before the decsion was announced.

At the end of the fight, when Vitor should have been trying to win the decision he was falling on his back trying to get Overeem in his guard. He was gassed and just wanted to last the time limit imo.

Still, how do you explain one judge giving the first round to Overeem???

Sounds like a flaming bag of boolsheet.

-jk

Again, Belfort's constant need to fall on his ass makes him lose another fight.

Actually that was my recap based on video of that fight.

There is no way Overeem won first round. Belfor easily got that.

Well Vitor did seem to gass towards end of that second round but then again it is not like Overeem did anything.

Ok cool.

I cant explain why 1 judge gave Overeem every round. I thought Overeem won the fight, but any time it goes to the card-you never know

FRAT

Vitor did not win shit. He won the first round but the fight is judged on round to round basis.

In the second round. Overeem was getting better of the standing exchanges. He was also the agressor. Belfort did nothing from the bottom while Overeem did weak G&P. Same thing in the third round. Vitor did get 2 sweeps and a takedown but he did nothing on top. And i do mean literally NOTHING

If your description is accurate,

2 knees + Vitor falling down 2 times = round for Overeem

From your description, round 1 to Vitor and round 2 to Overeem.

it doesnt matter what we see..it matters what the judges see. I believe we are dealing with fairly inexperienced MMA judges here, and when they see Vitor flop to guard repeatedly (and the crowd booing loudly), then can easily score it for Overeem just on the appearance of aggression.

Unique - you do realize this was a THREE round fight!?! Your recap only goes through round 2. Vitor was awful in round 3.

Vitor doesnt do himself any favors when he repeatedly flops to guard. He has to know that doesnt win judges over.

Oh sorry about that whitson.

Video I saw was somehow strangely edited so maybe it showed all3 rounds but it sure made it look like they only fought for 2 rounds. LOL