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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 10 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes shoots for a takedown but Vitali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Pontes or perhaps it was just good defense by Vitali which made him look bad.
Pontes looks for a takedown but Vitali sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vitali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vitali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pontes.
Pontes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vitali avoids it really well and circles away.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vitali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vitali misses with an uppercut. Pontes saw that one coming.
Vitali throws out a loose jab but Pontes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Vitali misses its intended target.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt - Vitali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pontes blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pontes on the side of the head.
Pontes clinches up with Vitali and pushes him back against the cage.
Pontes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vitali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitali lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Pontes on the inside.
Vitali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pontes gets through Vitali 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitali .
Pontes misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes keeps control of Vitali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch but Pontes keeps him there for the moment.
Vitali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vitali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pontes tries to circle away but Vitali has him pinned against the cage.
Pontes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Vitali .
Vitali 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pontes lands a right hand.
Pontes gets through Vitali 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pontes lands with a left to the head.
Vitali lands a shoulder strike.
Vitali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vitali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vitali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pontes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pontes stalling against the cage.
Vitali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pontes as Vitali tries to tie him up.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pontes throws a head punch that misses.
Vitali misses with a punch on the inside.
Pontes is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Pontes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pontes walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pontes shoots in and drives through. Vitali sprawls well.
Pontes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Pontes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vitali to the mat! Vitali manages to get full guard.
Vitali keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Vitali wants to sweep but no luck.
Pontes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pontes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vitali is trying to keep Pontes in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Pontes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vitali slaps away a takedown attempt from Pontes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pontes walks into a straight right hand from Vitali .
Pontes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vitali avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Pontes or perhaps it was just good defense by Vitali which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vitali .
Pontes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vitali sprawls well. Vitali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pontes gets slowly back to his feet.
Pontes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vitali pinned against the cage. Vitali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pontes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vitali defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Vitali .
Pontes is rocked!
Vitali throws a lazy right hand but Pontes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pontes looks for a takedown but Vitali sprawls well.
Pontes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Pontes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Pontes seems to have got his legs back now.
Pontes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vitali defends it nicely.
Pontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
Pontes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vitali 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vitali wants to sweep here but Pontes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vitali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vitali throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pontes stops Vitali from standing up.
Vitali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pontes!
Vitali working Pontes over with strikes here.
Pontes is looking to improve his position but Vitali isn't that keen on the idea.
Vitali trying to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes really wants to buck Vitali off and get back to his feet.
Pontes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vitali controlling the pace for now.
Pontes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vitali breaks from Pontes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vitali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pontes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vitali sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pontes is trying to stand up.
Vitali controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali breaks from Pontes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Pontes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vitali lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vitali lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pontes is desperately trying to improve his position but Vitali has a good base and remains in mount.
Vitali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pontes tries to reverse the position but Vitali maintains control.
Vitali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pontes tries to buck Vitali off but he can't manage it.
Pontes is in a horrible position here. Vitali smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitali won't let Pontes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitrii Vitali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vitali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vitali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body kick from Vitali .
A slapping leg kick lands for Vitali .
Vitali misses the jab.
Vitali swats away the attempt to clinch by Pontes.
Vitali scoring well with a low kick there.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pontes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vitali swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Vitali .
Vitali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pontes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Vitali finds it's way through Pontes's defenses.
Vitali connects with a leg kick. Pontes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vitali lands a big right hand that sends Pontes crashing to the mat! Vitali stays standing though and waves Pontes back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Look low, kick high! Vitali uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pontes tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Vitali is absolutely delighted - when Pontes wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitrii Vitali !
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