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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Vieira (ranked 2262 p4p, 4074 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 249 p4p, 409 weight class). Davide Farina struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21 - 22 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
Farina misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Farina moves out of range of the strikes.
Farina loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Farina.
Farina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farina.
Farina tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Vieira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farina.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Vieira misses with a wild body shot.
Farina throws a leg kick but Vieira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farina connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farina tries to clinch up.
Farina throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vieira is looking to counter punch.
Farina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vieira blocks a leg kick.
Farina misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira backing away here, and Farina unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farina throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Vieira.
Davide Farina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farina tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Farina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Vieira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Vieira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Farina.
Farina motions for Vieira to come forward. Farina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Vieira misses the target.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Farina.
Farina takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
Vieira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farina connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farina tries to clinch but Vieira is having none of it.
Donk. Farina catches Vieira right on the button with a cross.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Farina.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Farina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farina throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Farina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vieira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Farina's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Farina tries a low kick but Vieira avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Vieira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina throws a chopping leg kick but Vieira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vieira throwing a counter right hand but Farina manages to avoid it.
Farina lands a lovely overhand right.
Farina is looking to clinch but Vieira is avoiding it.
Farina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Farina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farina misses with a body punch
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farina throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vieira counters with a stiff right hand.
Farina just misses with a punch to the body.
Farina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Farina.
Farina scoring well with a low kick there.
Farina wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Farina tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vieira is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farina counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Farina misses with a shot to the body
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vieira walks into a stiff left hand from Farina.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Farina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farina.
Vieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Farina misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Farina dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farina throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
It looked like Vieira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farina misses with a low kick.
Davide Farina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farina lands a jab to the nose.
Farina throws a right hand that misses
and Farina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farina looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
A low kick from Farina misses
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farina tries to clinch up.
Farina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farina misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farina thows a leg kick but Vieira checks it
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Farina is rocked!
Farina swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Farina is still on wobbly legs! Can Vieira finish him?
Farina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vieira drops Farina with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Farina! Vieira dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Vieira!
A pretty intense looking Eli Vieira took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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