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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Almeida (ranked 1542 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Kryten Mechanoid (ranked 186 p4p, 131 weight class). Mechanoid has chosen It's Cold Outside as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 cm 27 258 5 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm 27 255 6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Very strong |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kryten Mechanoid! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown attempt by Almeida or perhaps it was just good defense by Mechanoid, which made it look bad. Mechanoid shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mechanoid has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Almeida takes a swing at Mechanoid's ribcage but misses. Almeida misses the shot to the body. Mechanoid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Almeida! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Check out the look on Mechanoid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mechanoid working the ground and pound but Almeida is defending the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mechanoid lands a few punches from side control. Mechanoid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Almeida can't do much from the bottom here. Almeida managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mechanoid.
That's one minute gone in the round. Almeida can't do much from the bottom here. Mechanoid controls the position. Mechanoid landing a few strikes. Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Almeida struggling a bit here. Mechanoid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Almeida down.
Mechanoid wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy. Almeida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mechanoid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Almeida sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Almeida has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Almeida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mechanoid is not content to let Almeida control the position. Almeida not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Almeida is thwarting Mechanoid's attempts to control the position. Mechanoid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mechanoid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almeida. Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Ground and pound from Almeida. Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mechanoid defending well though. Mechanoid keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Almeida is trying to control. Mechanoid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Mechanoid is holding on for dear life with his legs. Mechanoid controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Mechanoid tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control. Mechanoid is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mechanoid avoid being mounted? Mechanoid is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Almeida looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Mechanoid is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mechanoid defending well though. Almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Mechanoid keeping control of the position. Mechanoid is looking to improve his position.
Mechanoid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Mechanoid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Almeida sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kryten Mechanoid will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Mechanoid shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense. Mechanoid ducks under a wild hook from Almeida. Mechanoid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Almeida fails with a takedown attempt. A jab from Almeida misses. Mechanoid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Mechanoid counters with a nice double leg into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mechanoid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Kryten Mechanoid has got the better of the ground game so far. Almeida gets back to full guard.
Mechanoid controlling from the top position. Mechanoid is working Almeida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mechanoid pushes down on Almeida's leg and manages to get into half guard. Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mechanoid wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy. Mechanoid scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mechanoid winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Mechanoid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working. Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position. Almeida tries to get to full guard but Mechanoid has control of the leg. Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Mechanoid working the head and body with strikes. Almeida is controlling Mechanoid's trapped leg to prevent Mechanoid from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida missing with punches from the bottom.
Mechanoid drops an elbow to the side of Almeida's head. Mechanoid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Mechanoid is trying to control the action in half guard but Almeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Mechanoid working Almeida over with strikes. Almeida trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Mechanoid is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Mechanoid winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Almeida trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Mechanoid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mechanoid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Mechanoid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Ground and pound from Mechanoid. Mechanoid is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer. Mechanoid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mechanoid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Almeida can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Almeida wants to control but Mechanoid is having none of it. Mechanoid raining down hammerfists from mount. Almeida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Mechanoid working the ground and pound effectively.
Almeida taking shots to the head. Mechanoid punishing his opponent with strikes. Mechanoid raining down hammerfists from mount. Mechanoid with a couple of short strikes. Mechanoid lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mechanoid postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Almeida badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mechanoid around the waist but Mechanoid pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mechanoid is the winner by TKO! Mechanoid jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kryten Mechanoid! A relieved looking Kryten Mechanoid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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