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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Savage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale Bellido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Savage!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellido shoots in but Savage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bellido drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bellido postures up in Savage's guard and throws a big left but Savage blocks it.
Bellido is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bellido in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bellido working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bellido postures up in Savage's guard and throws a big left but Savage blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido thows a big elbow that misses.
Bellido thows a big elbow that misses.
Bellido trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bellido walks into a straight right hand from Savage.
Bellido avoids the head kick by Savage.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage shoots and misses
and Bellido counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bellido throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bellido works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellido pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bellido controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Savage's face.
Bellido lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bellido content just to control the position here.
Bellido in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Savage in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bellido postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Savage looks a forlorn figure.
Savage looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage taking shots to the head.
Bellido lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bellido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bellido in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Bellido dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bellido with a dominant takedown and that's winded Savage.
Bellido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bellido postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellido with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bellido keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savage's head.
Bellido trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bellido thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bellido pushes down on Savage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bellido.
Savage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bellido.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bellido connects with a nice short shot to Savage's temple.
Bellido controlling the action here.
Bellido thows a huge punch but Savage dodges it nicely.
Bellido has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bellido throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bellido throwing shots but Savage is blocking nicely.
Bellido lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bellido lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bellido missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bellido is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Savage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bellido is looking for a kimura but Savage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellido to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Bellido dominated that second round.
That's time! Bellido's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bellido has a takedown stuffed.
Savage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellido.
Bellido shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellido.
Bellido postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bellido with a nice head shot there.
Bellido loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage controls Bellido momentarily but Bellido frees himself.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bellido is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bellido controls the pace.
Bellido trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bellido scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bellido working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Savage's head.
Bellido cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Bellido trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bellido pushing down on Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bellido content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bellido seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bellido looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Savage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bellido not doing much here.
Bellido missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rich Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellido is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Bellido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellido, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Bellido!
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FIGHT
RATING
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