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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Bahia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Blink 182 - Dammit. Caio Almeida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Bahia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bahia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bahia 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.
Bahia seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida controlling the position well.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Bahia.
Bahia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
Bahia thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
Bahia 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Bahia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almeida to the mat! Almeida manages to get full guard.
Almeida pulls Bahia in to control the position.
Bahia thows a big elbow that misses.
Bahia gets to his feet - Almeida follows without any prompting.
Bahia has managed to clinch.
Almeida throws an elbow that misses.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Bahia blocks with his arms.
Almeida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bahia is defending well for now.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bahia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida jumps guard but Bahia stands there with Almeida around his waist. Almeida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Almeida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Almeida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bahia preventing the sweep.
Almeida is looking to stand up but Bahia isn't so interested in that idea.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Almeida working a defensive guard here.
Bahia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bahia fails to land the takedown.
Almeida wants to clinch but Bahia slips to the side
and Bahia counters with a nice body kick.
Almeida wants to clinch but Bahia slips to the side
and Bahia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bahia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bahia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Almeida was covering up waiting for the punch and Bahia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bahia gets to his feet. Almeida looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahia lands with a kick to the temple. Almeida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Almeida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida looks for a takedown but Bahia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bahia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bahia keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Almeida looking to slow down the pace here.
Bahia tries to pull guard but Almeida holds him up against the cage and eventually Bahia drops back down to his feet.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bahia avoids it.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Bahia won't allow it.
Almeida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bahia smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bahia feints and as Almeida raises his hands in defense, Bahia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bahia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Almeida looking to control.
Bahia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bahia wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Bahia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almeida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bahia counters with a low kick, right behind Almeida 's knee.
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida is working for a kimura but Bahia is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bahia to get to his feet.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick from Bahia.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahia closes the distance and pushes Almeida back into the cage.
Bahia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bahia blocks an elbow strike from Almeida.
Almeida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bahia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bahia blocking some punches.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but Bahia blocks with his arms.
Bahia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bahia stops a takedown attempt from Almeida.
Bahia gets control of Almeida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bahia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bahia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bahia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Bahia's legs - danger averted.
Bahia is trying to control the position but Almeida postures up.
Bahia looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Bahia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almeida manages to get himself to full guard.
Bahia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Almeida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida tries to score with some ground and pound. Bahia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bahia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Almeida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bahia defending well though.
Bahia is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Bahia is having none of it.
Bahia wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy.
Almeida trying to control the action but Bahia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bahia is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bahia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bahia is looking to slow Almeida down with leg kicks.
Almeida darts in and clinches Bahia up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Almeida obliges.
Almeida lands an elbow that stopped Bahia in his tracks for a moment.
Bahia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bahia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bahia prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Bahia avoids the elbow strike from Almeida, against the cage.
Almeida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bahia is defending well for now.
Bahia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bahia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bahia lands a jab.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick.
Bahia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bahia instigates a clinch.
Almeida connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vitor Bahia has been cut.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bahia controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Bahia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Bahia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Almeida scores with a takedown into Bahia's guard.
Almeida has gone for a leg lock! Bahia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Almeida's guard.
Bahia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Bahia from controlling successfully.
Bahia gets to his feet - Almeida follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almeida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bahia, pushing him back against the cage.
Bahia wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Bahia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Almeida lands an elbow that stopped Bahia in his tracks for a moment.
Bahia can't break the clinch.
Bahia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida is trying to drag Bahia to the mat but Bahia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bahia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Almeida is trying to escape the position but Bahia is controlling the position.
Bahia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahia passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Almeida!
Bahia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Almeida is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bahia unloads with some shots from mount but Almeida bucks and avoids them well.
Almeida wants to hold on but Bahia pushes him away.
Bahia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Almeida is working to get back to half guard.
Vitor Bahia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bahia.
Bahia lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bahia working the ground and pound effectively.
Almeida is squirming around, avoiding Bahia's attempts to control the action.
Bahia goes for an armbar but Almeida turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Almeida.
Almeida trying to control but Bahia is working from the bottom.
Almeida gets to his feet. Bahia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahia misses with a body kick.
Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitor Bahia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bahia breaks the clinch.
Bahia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almeida's sensitive parts.
Bahia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bahia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Bahia scores with a four punch combination!
Bahia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Bahia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bahia gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Bahia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bahia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Bahia!
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energy
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FIGHT
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