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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida misses with a low kick.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Almeida takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Almeida tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Almeida is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Almeida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Almeida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Almeida drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida lands with a right to the head.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Almeida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Almeida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Miguel Almeida has been cut.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Almeida won't allow it.
Almeida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Almeida stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miguel Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almeida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Santos, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Almeida circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Almeida walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Almeida clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Almeida forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Almeida is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miguel Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Miguel Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almeida dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Miguel Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Dos Santos.
Almeida clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Almeida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Almeida holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Almeida pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almeida breaks the clinch.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Almeida moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Almeida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almeida pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almeida lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Almeida working aggressively here.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Almeida has control.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Almeida holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Almeida backs up against the cage.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Almeida moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Almeida'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!
Almeida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almeida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almeida breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Almeida tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida has managed to clinch.
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Almeida clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Almeida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Almeida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguel Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Almeida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Almeida instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida misses with the head strike.
Almeida scores with a shoulder strike.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Almeida to the mat but Almeida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almeida keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida fails with the takedown.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almeida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Almeida!
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energy
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RATING
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