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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Orion (ranked 3126 p4p, 3017 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 399 p4p, 384 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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9 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
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11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion stuffs the takedown.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Almeida closes the distance and pushes Orion back into the cage.
Orion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Orion manages to end up in side control.
Almeida explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida wants to control but Orion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almeida.
Orion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orion preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Almeida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Orion stands up and waves to Almeida to follow him.
Orion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Orion doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Orion feints a jab promting Almeida to slip. Orion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Almeida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Orion throws a one two combo.
Orion clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Orion lands an uppercut.
Orion stalling in the clinch.
Orion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orion lands with a short shot to the head.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida wants to take the fight to the mat but Orion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tobias Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Orion gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orion in particular looking to stall.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orion content just to control the position here.
Orion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Almeida for as long as he can get away with.
Almeida throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Orion controlling from mount.
Orion avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orion throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
As Orion backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Orion manages to avoid it all.
Orion takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orion.
Almeida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida throws a fast counter high kick but Orion manages to duck under it in time.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orion pushes Almeida off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tobias Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Orion sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orion drives through and clinches with Almeida against the cage.
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Orion uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida wants to counter the offense by Orion and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida avoids the body shot from Orion.
Orion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Almeida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion decides to stand back up.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Tobias Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Almeida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orion rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Orion misses with a double jab.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Orion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Almeida as he checks the leg kick.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Almeida, pushing him back against the cage.
Orion pulls guard effortlessly.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orion defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
Almeida is working for a kimura but Orion is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Orion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
Orion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida wants to counter with a clinch but Orion pushes him away.
Orion looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Orion misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Antonio Almeida's cut even more.
Orion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orion controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Orion.
Orion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion misses with the combination.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion misses with a double jab.
Orion scores with the left hand. Almeida knows he should have avoided that one.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida wants to counter the offense by Orion and move into the clinch position.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orion to the ground. Almeida is now in Orion's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orion!
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orion is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to control but Orion postures up.
Orion is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Orion lands a decent elbow from side control.
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida isn't going anywhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Almeida seems a little lost for a moment, as Orion dominates the positioning.
Almeida is trying to control Orion's posture but Orion avoids it.
Almeida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Almeida is being controlled here.
Almeida is not content to let Orion control the position.
Orion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Almeida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tobias Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Orion!
A victorious Tobias Orion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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