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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 191 p4p, 611 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 26 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Honorio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio shoots and misses
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Almunecar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Honorio throws a series of strikes that have Almunecar backpedaling.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio throws a combination that misses
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Honorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar is looking for a sweep. Honorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honorio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been hearing good reports from Honorio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar is defending against the submission attempts here by Honorio.
Honorio is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Honorio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honorio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Honorio is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Almunecar tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Honorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almunecar makes his way to full guard, as Honorio worked for a kimura.
Almunecar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio won't allow Almunecar to sweep him here.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honorio.
Honorio looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almunecar trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Honorio wants to improve his position but instead Almunecar has moved into half guard.
Honorio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Honorio trying to control the position.
Almunecar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio wants to sweep here but Almunecar controlling him for the moment.
My spies in Animal Fight Club inform me that Almunecar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Honorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almunecar manages to get himself to full guard.
Honorio chips away with some ground and pound.
Honorio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honorio scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
Almunecar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Honorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honorio.
Honorio looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
Honorio misses with an uppercut
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
Almunecar loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Honorio misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio has Almunecar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body.
Honorio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almunecar throws a hook but Honorio blocks it.
Honorio takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Honorio darts in looking for a takedown but Almunecar gets double underhooks and turns Honorio into the cage.
Honorio lands a right hand.
Honorio is trying to drag Almunecar to the mat but Almunecar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Almunecar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honorio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Almunecar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Honorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Almunecar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Honorio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
Honorio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almunecar counters with a big head kick but Honorio shrugs it off.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almunecar.
Honorio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Almunecar back to the cage. Honorio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Honorio.
Honorio tests Almunecar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almunecar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honorio's sensitive parts.
Almunecar lands with an overhand left.
Honorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almunecar circles away quickly and effectively.
Almunecar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almunecar works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio misses with a wild combination.
Almunecar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Honorio is able to avoid easily.
Honorio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Almunecar is trying to defend but Honorio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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 trying to control but Honorio postures up.
Honorio 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.
Honorio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almunecar is staying active underneath Honorio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Honorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almunecar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honorio looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almunecar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio is looking to cinch up a triangle. Almunecar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Honorio's body to avoid the submission. Honorio has instead reached around Almunecar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Honorio arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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