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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamed Khalidov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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192 lbs
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182 cm
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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots in and gets a takedown into Khalidov's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Belfort passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belfort wants to stand but Khalidov has his arm trapped.
Belfort trying to control the position but Khalidov is working away.
Belfort taking a breather here.
Belfort creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Belfort working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belfort misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Khalidov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belfort landing a few strikes.
Khalidov tries to control but Belfort manages to take his back.
Belfort is looking for the choke from the back position but Khalidov is controlling his hands well.
Belfort avoiding Khalidov 's attempts to control his hands.
Belfort has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Belfort is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has the hooks in. Khalidov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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.
Belfort trying to control momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort wants to control but Khalidov manages to buck him off and is now in Belfort's guard! Nice work there by Khalidov!
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khalidov is fighting to break Belfort's control of his arms but Belfort is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Belfort closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort stands up and beckons Khalidov to his feet.
Khalidov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belfort counters with a single leg into guard. Khalidov didn't expect that.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
Khalidov looking for subs off his back but Belfort has passed one foot through into half guard.
Belfort tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khalidov.
Belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Khalidov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belfort is trying to control. Khalidov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort wants to stand up but Khalidov is controlling the position.
Khalidov is not content to let Belfort control the position.
Khalidov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belfort wants to stand up but Khalidov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belfort shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Belfort was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalidov keeps working.
Khalidov wants to control but Belfort postures up.
Khalidov is looking to reverse the position.
Belfort tries to stand but Khalidov controls the position and pulls Belfort into his guard.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Khalidov working for a triangle but Belfort defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is in close to Khalidov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belfort trying to control but Khalidov is working from the bottom.
Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khalidov has his foot on Belfort's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belfort works his way back into a safe position though.
Belfort works over Khalidov with some ground and pound from guard.
Belfort passes into half guard.
Vitor Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belfort with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Belfort is looking to take a break and control but Khalidov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitor Belfort was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khalidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khalidov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belfort takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khalidov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khalidov?
Khalidov is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khalidov is rocked!
Khalidov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Khalidov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belfort is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khalidov is surviving well by controlling Belfort's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort lands a big shot to the head and Khalidov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (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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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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