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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Almeida (ranked 2288 p4p, 2108 weight class) and Halo Halo (ranked 276 p4p, 255 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Halo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Halo wants to counter with a clinch but Almeida pushes him away.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halo circles away.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
Almeida moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Halo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almeida won't allow Halo to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Halo sits in half guard.
Halo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Almeida is positioning himself well to prevent Halo advancing to mount.
Almeida wants to control but Halo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almeida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
Halo wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Almeida wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halo misses with a takedown attempt - Almeida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Almeida drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halo sprawls and moves away.
That's two 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 throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Almeida dives in and grabs Halo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halo pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Halo is trying to defend but Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Halo tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Halo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halo.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida is working Halo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo looking to control.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almeida content to stall in guard here.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Halo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halo pulls Almeida in to control the position.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halo trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Halo Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Almeida.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almeida changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida feinted with a counter takedown.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Almeida lands with an uppercut that bounces Halo off the cage and back into range.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to advance position but Halo won't allow it.
Halo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almeida is working away from the top position though.
Theo Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
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.
Almeida trying to control the action but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like Halo Halo has been cut.
Halo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Halo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Halo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almeida scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almeida scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almeida lands a nice short elbow.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but Halo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almeida lands with a punch from half guard.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it.
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
Almeida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo is looking to get back to full guard here but Almeida has managed to pass to side control instead.
Halo wants to control but Almeida postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida tries to move to mount but Halo blocks the move with his legs.
Halo tries to bench press Almeida off him but Almeida keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Halo Halo'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Almeida misses.
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into Halo's guard.
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almeida works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Almeida is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halo's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo has his hands on Almeida's head, controlling the position.
Halo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Almeida uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida landing a few strikes.
That has opened up Halo Halo's cut even more.
Almeida landing a few strikes.
Halo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halo is looking for a sweep.
Almeida cracks Halo with a big right hand but Halo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Halo can't do much from the bottom here.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is chipping away with strikes.
Halo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Halo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Almeida presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Almeida unloading with bombs!
Almeida working the ground and pound effectively.
Halo is rocked!
Almeida loads up with a big shot that hurts Halo! He's pulled Almeida in close but Almeida has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Halo survive? More strikes from Almeida and Halo is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
Theo Almeida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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