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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RaeRae Usman (ranked 3603 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 482 p4p, 386 weight class). Usman comes to the cage accompanied by Once Were Warriors Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almeida checks a leg kick.
Almeida lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida throws a right hand that Usman ducks under and follows up with a left that Usman also avoids with ease.
Usman is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Usman down.
Usman doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination.
Almeida checks a low kick from Usman.
RaeRae Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Usman's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almeida.
Almeida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Usman is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida digs a good hook to Usman's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Almeida looks to land a body kick but Usman moved away.
Nice shot by Almeida.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick from Usman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Usman in his tracks.
Usman shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Usman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RaeRae Usman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Usman's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Almeida tries to land a front kick but Usman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Usman throws a quick counter head kick but Almeida was just out of range.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida thuds his right hand into Usman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Usman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Usman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
Almeida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Usman tries to land a front kick but Almeida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Usman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almeida.
Usman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Almeida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Usman under the eye.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Usman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Usman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Usman throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida tests Usman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Usman misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman fails with the takedown.
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Usman moves out of range easily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Usman got wobbled bad by a big combination! Almeida presses forward with punches and knees until Usman stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Usman closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
A relieved looking Vitor Almeida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated RaeRae Usman had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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