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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bate Pesadao. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Dog Beta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beta.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Beta tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Beta slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Beta avoids it well.
Beta moves into the clinch.
Belfort is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Beta slows down the pace here.
Belfort blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beta lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
Beta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort goes for a takedown attempt but Beta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belfort misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beta controlling the action here.
Beta is working for a kimura but Belfort is defending it quite comfortably.
Beta trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belfort for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Beta is looking to pass Belfort's guard but actually Belfort recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beta stays in close to Belfort's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Beta just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Belfort swinging wilding here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Beta tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belfort tries to bum rush Beta with a series of wild strikes but Beta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Dog Beta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Beta avoids them all with ease.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beta showed some decent athleticism there.
Beta stalling.
Beta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort won't allow Beta to pass to mount.
Beta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belfort trying to get back to full guard but Beta takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Beta wants to control the pace but Belfort is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beta content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dog Beta just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Beta doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Belfort tries to bum rush Beta with a series of wild strikes but Beta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Beta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Beta avoids nicely.
Donk. Belfort catches Beta right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Beta avoids it well.
Beta blocks a jab.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Beta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Beta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beta is trying to control. Belfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beta prevents Belfort from improving his position.
Belfort wants to stand back up but Beta manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Beta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort throws a right hand that Beta ducks under and follows up with a left that Beta also avoids with ease.
Belfort throws a hook but Beta blocks it.
Beta tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Beta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beta tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beta doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Nice defenses there by Beta.
Beta slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Beta avoids them all with ease.
Belfort uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beta has time to react.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Beta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beta gets to his feet - Belfort follows without any prompting.
Beta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Beta avoids nicely.
Beta clinches up with Belfort and pushes him back against the ropes.
Beta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belfort up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Beta.
Dog Beta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beta is stalling here.
Beta gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Beta missing with knees to the body.
Beta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beta misses with a knee strike.
Belfort is trying to drag Beta to the mat but Beta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beta misses with a knee strike.
Beta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belfort goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beta prevents it.
Beta throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beta is pushing Belfort up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dog Beta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Beta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belfort looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Beta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beta, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Beta!
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hype
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FIGHT
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