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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Almeida (ranked 5157 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Poritambe Munduruku (ranked 534 p4p, 530 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rickson Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Poritambe Munduruku!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munduruku misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Almeida.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Munduruku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munduruku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munduruku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almeida.
Munduruku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munduruku is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munduruku can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida postures up in Munduruku's guard and throws a big left but Munduruku blocks it.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Munduruku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida advances position into side control!
Munduruku pushes Almeida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Almeida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Munduruku is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Almeida is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Munduruku is trying to escape and Almeida transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Munduruku is forced to tap! Nice work there by Almeida! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Almeida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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