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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 356 p4p, 715 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 47 p4p, 99 weight class). Santo Amaro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is дигга на юг. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santo Amaro
vs
Almunecar

175 cm
30
175
19 - 10 - 0

185 cm
28
176
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar avoids the head kick by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Almunecar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santo Amaro.
A good leg kick by Almunecar.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almunecar.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Almunecar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santo Amaro misses with a two punch combination.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Almunecar.
Santo Amaro wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice strike.
Santo Amaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almunecar throws out the jab.
Santo Amaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almunecar misses the body punch
and Almunecar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Santo Amaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but Almunecar moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Almunecar misses.
Santo Amaro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Almunecar checks it
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the body
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro misses the body punch
and Almunecar counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almunecar connects with a single shot there.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro throws a right hand that misses
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro punishes Almunecar's body with a nice straight punch.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almunecar.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santo Amaro. Almunecar shrugs it off though.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Almunecar checks it
and Almunecar counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Almunecar misses its intended target.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro cracks a nice hook into Almunecar's ribs.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almunecar feints a counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Almunecar off the cage and back into range.
Almunecar lands with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almunecar. Almunecar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Almunecar throws out a powerful jab.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almunecar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Almunecar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.

Santo Amaro has Almunecar up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Almunecar controls the action.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.

Almunecar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santo Amaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
A counter left hand to the body from Santo Amaro misses its target.
Almunecar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab. Almunecar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santo Amaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santo Amaro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santo Amaro lands with a right hand.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almunecar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almunecar misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Almunecar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santo Amaro. That did some damage!
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunecar throws the left hand but Santo Amaro avoids the punch easily.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar lands a right hook to the body.
Santo Amaro with the inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almunecar can do to turn this around?
Santo Amaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santo Amaro lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a low kick, right behind Santo Amaro 's knee.
Almunecar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Almunecar.
Nice shot lands for Santo Amaro.
Almunecar throws an overhand right that lands on Santo Amaro's shoulder, as Santo Amaro tries to avoid the shot.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Santo Amaro connects with a crisp jab.
Almunecar throws a wild body kick that Santo Amaro sees coming a mile off.
Almunecar throws a shot to the body.
Almunecar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Almunecar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almunecar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almunecar moves forwards but Santo Amaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santo Amaro backing away here, and Almunecar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
Santo Amaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.

Santo Amaro clinches up with Almunecar and pushes him back against the cage.
Almunecar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Almunecar controls the action.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar wants to break free but Santo Amaro has control.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almunecar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Almunecar pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Santo Amaro.
Almunecar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro - that landed with a thud.
Santo Amaro lands with a left to the head.
Santo Amaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.

Almunecar manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Santo Amaro's legs.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar throws a body kick that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almunecar.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Santo Amaro backs off Almunecar throws a huge counter combo but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Santo Amaro misses.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Santo Amaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Almunecar eats them both and turns towards Santo Amaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Santo Amaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almunecar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Santo Amaro lands with a right hand.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almunecar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santo Amaro.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almunecar.
Almunecar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy body kick
and Almunecar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santo Amaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santo Amaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of Almunecar's head but Almunecar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almunecar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Santo Amaro.
Almunecar throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Santo Amaro pushes Almunecar up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Santo Amaro on the inside.
Almunecar blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro slows down the pace here.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.

Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Almunecar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santo Amaro with a body shot.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Santo Amaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Almunecar moves out of range as Santo Amaro throws a body kick.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almunecar.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
Almunecar moves out of range as Santo Amaro throws a body kick.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch there but Almunecar circles away.
Santo Amaro lands with a hook. Almunecar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Almunecar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almunecar lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Almunecar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick as Almunecar jumps back.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Almunecar misses
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick that misses.
Almunecar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almunecar takes one on the button.
Almunecar lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro keeps Almunecar at a distance using the push kick.
Santo Amaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santo Amaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santo Amaro feints and then cracks Almunecar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almunecar down.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almunecar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santo Amaro. That's going to slow Almunecar down.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almunecar's head backwards.
Santo Amaro scores with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almunecar momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almunecar, as that shot connected.
Almunecar tries to move into range but Santo Amaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santo Amaro 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
An out of breath Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.