Welcome to FiveKnuckles' LIVE coverage of UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort presented by Yahoo! pay-per-view. Tonight's card is coming to you live form the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and features a long-awaited middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Emotions are running high between these two and the fued heated up even more at the pre-fight weigh ins. Also on the card are UFC favorites Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin as well as up and comers Jon Jones and Ryan Bader. The event rounds out with some other exciting fights so grab your chips and your beverage of choice and strap yourself in.

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Enjoy the fights everyone!

Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson - Pierce wins by TKO at :29 of round 2.

Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero - Kingsbury wins by TKO at :21 of round 1.

Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor - Taylor wins by KO at 1:42 of round 2.

Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi Yamamoto - Johnson wins by unanimous decision.

Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa - Mendes wins by unanimous decision.

Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone - Cerrone wins by submission (choke) at 3:48 of round 2.

Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres - Torres wins by unanimous decision.

Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Ellenberger wins by split decision.

Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones - Jones wins by submission (choke) at 4:20 of round 2.

Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - Griffin wins by unanimous decision.

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort - Silva wins by KO at 3:25 of round 1.

LIVE Play by Play


Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

round 1 - Torres starts with a high kick then an inside leg kick. Banuelos whiffs with 2 big hooks and Torres sticks a push kick. Torres is looking for range for his left jab but coming up short. He lands a few jabs then Banuelos catches a kick and him to the mat. Torres gets right back to his feet. Banuelos can't seem to get inside on Torres' reach advantage and Torres is finding a home for his jab consistently now. Banuelos misses with an overhand right but lands a nice left hook. The round ends in a 10-9 for Torres to the sound of boos from the crowd. 

round 2 - Banuelos lands 2 leg kicks then Torres starts to work him with the jab again. The pace is slow and the crowd is restless. Torres is scoring with his jab and keeping Banuelos away but he's missing Banuelos with his rights. Banuelos is missing with pretty much everything he throws and blood is starting to flow from his nose. Banuelos does land a nice combination as the round ends. It's 10-9 Torres again.

round 3 - Banuelos rushes right away, seemingly aware that he's down on the cards. The rush lasts mere seconds then it's more of the same and the boos are getting louder. Banuelos is throwing counters but still missing by a lot. The Torres left jab remains the story of...