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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like a Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Tyrion Lannister has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida lands with a right hand.
Jab from Lannister.
Lannister scores with a nice right hand.
Almeida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lannister is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
Almeida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lannister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lannister wants to stand but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almeida is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almeida distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida scoring with some ground and pound.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lannister tries to get out of the position.
Almeida is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lannister taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Almeida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lannister tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lannister tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Almeida is nestled in close to Lannister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lannister has hold of Almeida's hands but Almeida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Almeida throwing shots but Lannister is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is nestled in close to Lannister, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Almeida there.
Almeida is trying to control. Lannister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lannister is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Almeida winds up and cracks Lannister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almeida working Lannister over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Almeida connects with a nice short shot to Lannister's temple.
Ground and pound from Almeida.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Almeida drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Almeida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lannister was covering up waiting for the punch and Almeida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Almeida throws a big right hand that misses.
Almeida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almeida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodrigo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lannister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almeida is controlling him.
Almeida distracts Lannister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almeida postures up and lands a big shot to Lannister's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
Almeida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Almeida is working Lannister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Lannister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida lands a couple of elbows.
Almeida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida works over Lannister with some ground and pound from guard.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lannister wants to stand up but Almeida is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida drops back looking for a leg! Lannister is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lannister manages to kick Almeida off! Almeida jumps back into Lannister's guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Lannister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister wants to stand and escape but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lannister's guard.
Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Almeida lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almeida lands a nice short elbow.
Lannister taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Lannister is having none of it.
Almeida works his way into side control.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Lannister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lannister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almeida connects with a decent elbow.
Almeida working the head and body with strikes.
Almeida in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Almeida lands a nice forearm strike.
Almeida grinds an elbow into Lannister's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Almeida slips under a jab.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lannister to the ground. Almeida is now in Lannister's guard.
Almeida stands and throws Lannister's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Almeida scores with a couple of short elbows.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Lannister is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Almeida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lannister knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lannister tries to escape but Almeida is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
Lannister takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lannister is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Lannister is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Lannister! Almeida senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Lannister out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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