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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdock Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock Bone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murdock Bone!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone gets a clinch.
Almeida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Murdock Bone has been cut.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Almeida.
Bone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Almeida is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bone to the mat. Bone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bone is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bone's head.
Almeida gets to his feet. Bone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bone cracks Almeida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bone clinches up with Almeida and pushes him back against the cage.
Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almeida smiles and moves away.
Bone misses with the combination.
Bone misses with a double jab.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida prevents Bone from breaking the clinch.
Almeida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bone up against the cage.
Almeida wants a takedown but no success here.
Almeida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almeida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bone regains guard immediately.
Bone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Almeida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Almeida trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Almeida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almeida stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
Almeida prevents Bone from getting back to his feet.
Bone looks gassed!
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.
Almeida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almeida won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Almeida lands a couple of elbows.
Almeida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almeida stops Bone from standing up.
Bone wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Almeida manages to pass to side control.
Almeida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bone has hold of Almeida's hands but Almeida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Almeida content to control rather than advance.
Bone wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida working over Bone with some ground and pound. Bone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is taking a breather. Bone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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 Bone's temple.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Almeida drops an elbow to the side of Bone's head.
Bone missing with punches from the bottom.
Bone 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.
Bone has hold of Almeida's hands but Almeida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almeida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bone pushes Almeida off looking to stand but Almeida dives back in and keeps control.
Almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murdock Bone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.
Almeida controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone keeping full guard, as Almeida tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida gets a clinch.
Bone is trying to break free.
Almeida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Almeida stalls.
Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almeida gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Almeida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almeida is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bone is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.
Almeida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone tries to kick Almeida off but Almeida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bone trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida prevents Bone from standing back up.
Almeida is taking a breather. Bone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Almeida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Almeida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida prevents Bone from getting back to his feet.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone wants to get back to his feet but Almeida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Almeida preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bone is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bone.
Horrible takedown by Bone or perhaps it was just good defense by Almeida which made him look bad.
Almeida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Bone does no damage.
Murdock Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almeida.
Almeida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bone.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
Raphael Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murdock Bone.
Almeida trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almeida.
Raphael Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Almeida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Almeida stands up and waves to Bone to follow him.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Bone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bone tries to pull guard but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida presses Bone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murdock Bone's cut.
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 shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Bone throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone lands the left hand.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Bone didn't expect that.
Almeida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Almeida stops Bone from standing up.
Almeida trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Almeida is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Almeida cracks Bone with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is pushing down on Bone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bone is fighting to maintain full guard but Almeida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Almeida lands strikes from half guard.
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Bone's hands, connecting with Bone's forehead.
Almeida stops Bone from getting back to his feet.
Bone is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
Almeida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Almeida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
Bone is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Almeida moves forwards but Bone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bone shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida pushes Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bone wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida jumps guard.
Bone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Almeida trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida has control of Bone's left arm, preventing Bone from doing any damage.
Bone postures up.
Almeida 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.
Bone is looking to stand up but Almeida won't let him.
Almeida controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bone clinches with his opponent.
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almeida preventing the sweep.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almeida not doing much here.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but Bone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almeida to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is keen to just control but Bone is a slippery customer.
Almeida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bone's head.
Almeida trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Almeida thows a huge punch but Bone dodges it nicely.
Raphael Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Almeida backs up against the cage.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Almeida looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bone!
Almeida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murdock Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Almeida!
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