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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Davila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Davila was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Davila!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort throws the left hand but Davila avoids the punch easily.
Belfort lands a jab-cross combination.
Belfort cracks Davila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belfort swings for the body but Davila moves out of range.
Belfort lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davila has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belfort lands a jab to the nose.
Belfort cracks Davila with a good jab.
Belfort throws a right hand that Davila ducks under and follows up with a left that Davila also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belfort.
Belfort stuns Davila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort stalks Davila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davila's face. Davila staggers backwards, shaken.
Davila misses with a head kick.
Belfort thuds a left hand into Davila's body.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Davila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davila dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Davila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Davila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort swinging wilding here.
Belfort takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Belfort looks to land a combination. Davila sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort cracks Davila with an open hand slap.
Davila dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort swinging wilding here.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Belfort wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davila misses with a kick to the body.
Belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Davila saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
Davila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belfort throws a hook but Davila avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort tests Davila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davila there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davila throws and low kick but Belfort moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Belfort. No joy for Davila on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belfort digs a good body shot into Davila's ribs.
Belfort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belfort drops Davila with a beautiful combination! Davila stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belfort is looking for the KO!
Davila is rocked!
Belfort drops Davila with a huge uppercut! Davila drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Belfort is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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