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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Almero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Almero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dinsdale Pirhana!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almero throws a combination that misses
and Pirhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almero misses with a right hand
letting Pirhana counter with a right hand.
Almero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pirhana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirhana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almero misses with an uppercut
and Pirhana counters with a stiff right hand.
Almero keeps the fight on the outside.
Pirhana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Almero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almero looks to land a right hand but Pirhana moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero cracks Pirhana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Almero misses with a combination
letting Pirhana counter with a right hand.
No luck for Almero with that takedown attempt.
Almero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pirhana counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Pirhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pirhana throws a jab but it's blocked by Almero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero throws a hook but Pirhana blocks it.
Pirhana misses with a wild combination.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Pirhana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Almero misses with a left hand
and Pirhana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pirhana tries to clinch but Almero is having none of it.
Almero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Francis Almero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almero jabs Pirhana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana slips under a jab.
Almero misses with a leg kick
letting Pirhana counter with a right hand.
A jab from Almero does it's job there.
Almero misses with a double jab
and Pirhana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almero misses with a jab to the body
and Pirhana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirhana is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Almero misses with a shot to the body
and Pirhana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pirhana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pirhana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almero throws a lazy uppercut
and Pirhana counters with a series of strikes. Almero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pirhana blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Almero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almero works over Pirhana's head and body with a nice combination.
Pirhana misses with a wild body shot.
Almero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pirhana avoids it really well and circles away.
Dinsdale Pirhana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirhana manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dinsdale Pirhana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pirhana slips a jab and a cross from Almero.
Pirhana misses with a two punch combination.
Almero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pirhana avoids it really well and circles away.
Almero misses with a left hand
and Pirhana counters with a straight right hand.
Almero lands a nice hook to Pirhana's body. Pirhana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
and Pirhana counters with a left and a right that stings Almero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pirhana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almero misses with a jab to the body
and Pirhana counters with a right hand to the body.
Almero throws an off balance right hand
and Pirhana counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirhana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pirhana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almero manages to avoid it.
Almero keeps the fight on the outside.
Almero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pirhana circles away.
Almero throws a lazy uppercut
and Pirhana counters with a right hand to the body.
Almero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pirhana sprawls well. Pirhana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almero gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Almero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirhana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Almero lands with a hook. Pirhana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pirhana misses the shot to the body.
Almero misses with a lunging right hand
and Pirhana counters with a right hand to the body.
Almero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pirhana misses with a wild combination.
Almero thuds a left hand into Pirhana's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almero throws an off balance right hand
and Pirhana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almero shoots in looking for a takedown. Pirhana tries to sprawl out of it but Almero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pirhana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almero throws an off balance right hand
and Pirhana counters with a stiff right hand.
Almero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pirhana counters with a stiff right hand.
Almero throws an off balance right hand
and Pirhana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almero tries to clinch but Pirhana moves away
and Pirhana counters with a right hand to the body.
Almero throws a right hand that misses
letting Pirhana counter with a right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Almero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Almero misses with a right hand
and Pirhana counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero throws a head kick that misses
and Pirhana counters with a one-two to the body.
Almero misses with a body shot
and Pirhana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almero swings widly with a right hand
and Pirhana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pirhana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almero thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almero misses with a hook
and Pirhana counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinsdale Pirhana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almero throws a sloppy body shot
and Pirhana counters with a left to the body.
Almero misses with a double jab
and Pirhana counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirhana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dinsdale Pirhana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pirhana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Almero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirhana.
Almero doesn't manage to clinch there - Pirhana circles away.
Almero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pirhana counters by moving into the clinch.
Almero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pirhana backwards.
Pirhana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pirhana lands a body shot.
Almero misses with some punches.
Almero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pirhana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Almero.
Pirhana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pirhana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pirhana misses with a shot to the body
and Almero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pirhana counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero throws a lazy uppercut
and Pirhana counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirhana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pirhana closes the distance but Almero moves to the side
and Almero counters with a low kick, right behind Pirhana 's knee.
Almero throws a shot from downtown. Pirhana moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Pirhana.
Pirhana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pirhana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almero manages to avoid it.
Francis Almero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana throws a looping overhand right but Almero ducks down to avoid it.
Almero throws a lazy uppercut
and Pirhana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almero throws an off balance right hand
and Almero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pirhana moves in looking to clinch but Almero pushes him off.
Almero misses with a hook
and Pirhana counters with a left to the body.
Almero throws a right hand that misses
and Pirhana counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirhana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almero moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Pirhana misses.
Almero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almero misses with a body punch
and Pirhana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pirhana.
Almero has Pirhana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pirhana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Almero working hard to break the clinch.
Pirhana lands with a right to the head.
Pirhana manages to break the clinch.
Almero swings for the body but Pirhana moves out of range.
Almero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dinsdale Pirhana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
enabling Pirhana to counter with a crisp jab.
Almero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pirhana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almero misses with a body shot
and Pirhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pirhana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almero.
Almero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almero tries for a takedown but Pirhana circles away easily
letting Pirhana counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dinsdale Pirhana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pirhana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dinsdale Pirhana!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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