UFC On FX: Belfort Vs. Bisping Live Results And Play By Play

The Octagon returns to São Paulo, Brazil this Saturday night for the first time since 1998 for UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping.  In the main event, Vitor Belfort and Michael Bisping will square off for a five-round scrap with possible title implications, and you can watch all the action on FX. Fighters.com will be bringing you real-time results and play-by-play.

 

 

 

January 19, 2013
Ibirapuera Arena
São Paulo, Brazil

Main Card (quick results, scroll down for play by play)
Fransisco Trinaldo def. CJ Keith via submission at 1:50 of round 2 (Head/Arm Choke)
Ildemar Alcantara def. Wagner Prado via submission at 2:39 of round 2 (knee bar)
Pedro Nobre vs. Yuri Alcantara ruled a no contest at 2:11 or round 1 (accidental punches to the back of the head)
Edson Barboza def. Lucas Martins via submission at 2:38 of round 1 (strikes)
Nik Lentz def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Ronny Markes def. Andrew Craig via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
Godofredo Pepey def. Milton Vieira by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares via knockout at 1:55 of round 1 (elbows from mount)
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell by submission at 1:01  of  round 2 (guillotine choke)  
CB Dollaway def. Daniel Sarafian via split decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping via technical knockout at 1:27 of round 2 (strikes)

Play By Play

CJ Keith vs. Francisco Trinaldo

Round 1 (Ref. Marc Goddard)
Trinaldo is coming forward early, and Keith is being careful because he wants it  on the the outside. Trinaldo lands a nice overhand right, and clinches with Keith on the fence.  Trinaldo pulls Ketih down with a nice body lock. Trinaldo moves into half guard, and then right into mount. Trinaldo postures up and lands  some  punches, but Keith scrambled and  ends  up on top. Trinaldo grabs an arm from the bottom, but Keith manages to escape and get up.Keith pulls Trinaldo down, and is working  for a kimura. Trinaldo escapes, and is on top working towards mount. Keith does a much better job tieing  up Trinaldo and the round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Trinaldo

Round 2
Keith comes to the middle, and Trinaldo is fainting on the outside. Trinaldo lands a nice overhand right, and then after making Keith miss on a kick, he clinches on the fence. Trinaldo working for the takedown, and gets a huge suplex. He moves right into mount, and locks up a head an arm choke. Keith is forced to tap.

Fransisco Trinaldo def. CJ Keith via submission at 1:50 of round 2 (Head/Arm Choke)

Wagner Prado vs. Ildemar Alcantara

Round 1 (Ref Mario Yamasaki)
Both fighters go right to the center and start trading. Prado is doing a great job of landing jabs and hooks and backing up Alcantara. Alcantara had enough of that and begins to clinch. Yjey separate and Alcantara is landing body kicks and leg kicks. Prado is having a hard time finding  the distance to land on Alcantara consistently. Alcantara eats a nice left hook from Prado. Both fighters feeling each other out now.  Prado opens up and starts landing shots, but Alcantara weathers the storm and is using his reach keeping Prado on the outside. Alcantara is having success with a step knee when Prado comers close. 30 seconds left, Alcantara gets the takedown, and Prado is tying him up.  Ref stands them up, they exchange in the closing seconds, and Prado lands a knee at the bell.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Prado

Round 2
Prado comes out and he is throwing HEAVY leather. The body head combination is paying  off for Prado. Alcantara gets the takedown, and Prado works from half guard. Alcantara had a chance at a Darce choke, but Prado does well and escapes. Alcantara rolls for a leg lock, and after not getting a heel hook, he switches to a knee bard and Prado taps. Ugly looking knee bar too, have to assume knee damage.

Ildemar Alcantara def. Wagner Prado via submission at 2:39 of round 2 (knee bar)

Pedro Nobre vs. Yuri Alcantara

Round 1 (ref: Dan Miragliotta)
Alcantara takes the center early, and is looking to end this early with a flying knee. Nobre lands a knee to the groin and they stop the action. Back to work, Nobre is landing heavy shots, even a nice right hook, and shoots for a takedown. Alcantara grabs a kimura on Nobre but he does a great job rolling and escaping. Shocked he didn’t tap to that. Alcantara is riding Nobre’s back and landing shots. Ref stops the action for shots to the back of the head. Nobre is face down on the canvas, and it looks like they are going to stop the fight. They don’t look like they landed to the back of the head.

Pedro Nobre vs. Yuri Alcantara ruled a no contest at 2:11 or round 1 (accidental punches to the back of the head)

Edson Barboza vs. Lucas Martins (Ref. Mario Yamasaki)

Round 1
Both come to center, and are feeling each other out with leg kicks. Martins is the one coming  forward, but he is eating  punches. Martins takes a kick to the pills, and they stop the action. Barboza coming forward and  landing combinations, and making Martins look slow. Martins lands a few jabs and slows Barboza down some. Both are giving shots to take shots, and these guys are trying  to end this fight. Barboza lands a left hand and drops Martins with a jab, he moves to the top position and lands ground and pound until the ref saves Martins.

Edson Barboza def. Lucas Martins via submission at 2:38 of round 1 (strikes)

Nik Lentz vs. Diego Nunes (ref: Dan Miragliotta)
Round 1
Both feeling each other out. Lentz gets the action going with some leg kicks, and he clinches with Nunes to force him down. Still standing, Nunes gives up his back, but Lentz still trying to take him down. Every time he pulls him down, Nunes pops back  up, Lentz is back riding landing punches, and is looking for rear naked choke. Nunes gets to his feet, but right back down. Nunes is eating  punches in bunches as Lentz smothers him. This is rinse wash and repeat for Lentz, and its one way traffic.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Lentz

Round 2
Lentz is throwing strikes trying to close the distance, and he does and gets Nunes down. Lentz starts landing elbows from half guard, and Nunes is trying to tie up Lentz. Lentz is staying busy and landing shots, but Nunes has no answer for the wrestling and the strikes. Crowd begins to boo. Lentz takes the back with a minute left, but Nunes is hanging  in there. Nunes scrambles to his feet, and lands a shot that drops Lentz.  Round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Lentz

Round 3
Nunes is definitely the  more tired fighters, and Lentz shoots in but doesn’t get the takedown. Nunes wakes up, and lands a few shots, and he is stuffing the takedowns. Lentz shoots in, and takes down Nunes and goes back to work. Working from half guard, Lentz continues to mark up Nunes. Nunes scrambles up, but Lentz takes his back. Lentz takes him down again, and moves into mount. Nunes somehow gets up, but with 40 seconds left he needs a miracle. Nunes makes the ending a fight, and lands a clean shots to  the chin of Nunes, but Lentz gets the  takedown and the  round ends

Fighters.com Score: 10-9
Fighters.com Result: 30-27 Lentz

Nik Lentz def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-26)

Andrew Craig vs. Ronny Markes (ref Marc Goddard)
Round 1
Markes takes the center, and they start to measure each other up. After an exchange, Markes gets a takedown, but Craig is able to scramble up. Markes presses Craig up against the cage, and is working for a takedown. He gets one, but again Craig pops  up. Still standing Markes moves to the back, and switches  to a double leg, and gets him down. Craig looks very calm, he gets up, but Markes moves to the back and starts working  for the rear naked choke. Craig reverses and ends on top, and the round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Markes

Round 2
Craig lands a leg kick early, and Markes goes in for the takedown that gets shrugged off. Markes gets a high crotch takedown, and Craig already working back up. Markes moves to half guard, and frames up a kimura. Craig defending well, and  escapes but gives up his back for a second. Craig back to his feet, but Markes is just pressing him on the cage looking for the takedown. Ref breaks em up, and Craig throws a mean high kick that misses. Craig really stalking Markes as the round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Markes

Round 3
Markes shoots right in for the takedown, and pushes him up against the fence. They split up, and Craig lands a big  right hand that drops Markes. Craig on top landing  ground and pound from ½ guard. Craig landing big elbows, but Markes is surviving. Markes retains guards, and Craig starts landing ground and  pound. Craig backs up, and makes him stand. Craig lands a knee, butt Markes clinches and the fight ends on the fence.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Craig
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Markes

Ronny Markes def. Andrew Craig via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Godofredo Pepey vs. Milton Vieira
Round 1
Pepey opens up with a leg kick as the feel each other out. Vieira lands a nice switch kick tot he liver of Pepey. Pepey lands a right hand that looked to drop Vieira, but Vieira grabs a leg and gets a takedown. Pepey trying to lock down Vieira. Vieira starts landing shots from the top including a nice elbow. Pepey is staying active on his back, but Vieira is staying busy. Pepey scrambles to the feet after a transition, and Pepey lands a shot to the pills of Vieira. Break time. Pepey throws some wild punches to clinch, and he works to take down Pepey. Vieira switches it up, and takes Pepey down. Pepey scrambles up, and they start trading again.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Vieira

Round 2
Vieira comes out with a kick to the body, and Pepey throws one of his own but gets taken down for his troubles. Pepey staying busy from his back, but Vieira is staying busy. Pepey is framing up a kimura, and sweeps Vieira into mount. Pepey goes to work, and Vieira gives up his back. Pepey has him in a body triangle as he works for the RNC. Pepey staying busy with punches even though Vieira is  defending the choke attempts well.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Pepey

Round 3
Pepey is the fresher fighter, and you can tell Vieira is looking for the takedown. Pepey is back to throwing fastballs for punches. Vieira is landing jabs and is trying to close the distance. Pepey is being more active and landing more, but Vieira is  staying calm and looking for his  shots. Two right hands from Vieira and a nice knee to the body of Pepey has him clinching with Vieira trying to get him down.  Vieira drops  down for a kimura attempt, but doesn’t get it. Vieira now working  from guard. Ref stands them up. Pepey lands a nice combination, but he gets taken down before the third strike can land. Vieira begins working from mount again with 20 seconds left.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Vieira
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Vieira

Godofredo Pepey def. Milton Vieira by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Thiago Tavares (ref: Dan Miragliotta)
Round 1
Tavares coming forward, but Nurmagomedov is circling on the outside. Nurmagomedov lands nice combination to open things up. Tavares is throwing punches, but its Nurmagomedov who is landing.Nurmagomedov drops Tavares with an uppercut, and follows him to the ground. Nurmagomedov goes to work with elbows and lands maybe ten before the ref stops the fight.

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares via knockout at 1:55 of round 1 (elbows from mount)

Ben Rothwell vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Ref: Marc Goddard

Round 1
Gonzaga lands a nice combination an shoots on Rothwell. Gonzaga has been taking down Rothwell but each time Rothwell jumps right back up. Gonzaga starts landing knees to the body with Rothwell against the cage. Ref breaks em up. Rothwell coming forward now, and they are back to feeling each other  out. Rothwell is stalking Gonzaga but he seems to be having trouble pulling  the trigger. Gonzaga lands some nice jabs, and is backing up Rothwell. Gonzaga dives for a single, and Rothwell stops it. Gonzaga lands a few shots, and the round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Gonzaga

Round 2
Rothwell stalking early, but Gonzaga lands a nice right hand. Gonzaga lands two straight right hands, that seem to stun Rothwell. Gonzaga fakes a takedown and Rothwell sprawled. Gonzaga grabbed the neck, and  then jumped guard with the guillotine. Gonzaga gets the tap.

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell by submission at 1:01  of round  2 (guillotine choke)  

CB Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian (Ref Mario Yamasaki)

Round 1
Sarafian bolts to the center, but Dollaway looks light on his feet. Measuring each other up, but Sarafian lands a nice combination and backs up Dollaway. Dollaway lands a nice body kick, but eats a right for his trouble. Sarafian lands a nice hook that drops Dollaway, and after some GNP he scrambles  up. Everytime Dollaway throws a leg kick, Sarafian lands a huge hook. Sarafian seems to have him timed early in the fight. Dollaway is trying to land strikes and get the takedown, but Sarafian is just to quick and is frustrating Dollaway.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Sarafian

Round 2
Dollaway pumping his jab early, but Sarafian is staying in the pocket and  landing jabs of his own. Sarafian forces the clinch, and goes for the takedown. Dollaway defending well. Sarafian is also working the body shots well. Sarafian lands a nice hand and almost gets Dollaway to the mat. Hardest shot of the fight. Both are trading  jabs, and Sarafian almost lands a big shot. Dollaway lands a nice right hand himself, but Sarafian doesn’t even blink. Dollaway is just not using his reach. Sarafian dives in for a takedown and eats a huge uppercut from Dollaway. Dollaway swarms and almost gets the finish.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Dollaway

 Round 3
Dollaway is clearly the fresher fighter in the third. Sarafian lands a big right hand, and Dollaway responds with one of  his own. Dollaway backing down Sarafian now, and lands a nice body kick. Dollaway lands a few right hands and then shoots in for the double. He gets it and moves to mount. Sarafian scrambles to his feet, but Dollaway pulls him down and take his back. Dollaway moves back into mount. Sarafian sweeps and ends up on top, but he isn’t doing  much with it. Sarafian moves to mount, and Dollaway gives up his back. Sarafian is working for the rear naked choke. Dollaway reverses but Sarafian scrambles up and lands a nice knee on Dollaway as the round ends.

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Dollaway
Fighters.com Result: 29-28 Dollaway

CB Dollaway def. Daniel Sarafian via split decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)

Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping (ref: Dan Miragliotta)
Round 1

Bisping pressing forward early, and Belfort s circling. Bisping is trying to measure him  up with his jab. Bisping lands a nice leg kick, and Belfort goes high with one but misses. Bisping is showing good footwork, but Belfort hasnt  done much striking. Alot of feeling  out going on, and Belfort lands a nice counter uppercut. Belfort lands a nice body kick, and Bisping looking to jab. Belfort again goes to the body but eats a right for his  trouble.Belfort lands a big kick that stuns Bisping and lands some strikes as the round ends

Fighters.com Score: 10-9 Belfort
Round 2
Bisping opens  up with low leg kick. Belfort comes forward with a jab, and backs up Bisping some. Bisping walking  down Belfort but he is just looking to counter. Bisping is bleeding  from the nose. Belfort lands a huge headkick and drops Bisping. Belfort swarms in with punches, and he  finishes Bisping.

Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping via technical knockout at 1:27 of round 2 (strikes)