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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zippi Duudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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182 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zippi Duudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida is looking to chop away at Duudi's legs.
Almeida throws a chopping leg kick but Duudi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duudi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duudi looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duudi looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt - Duudi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duudi slips a jab from Almeida.
Duudi misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zippi Duudi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Almeida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duudi is able to avoid easily.
Duudi slips a straight right by Almeida.
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Duudi has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Zippi Duudi has been cut.
Duudi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a nice leg kick.
Duudi misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duudi thinking.
Duudi is breathing heavily.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Duudi's body. Duudi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ricardo Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duudi manages to avoid it.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Duudi saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Almeida misses.
Duudi shoots and misses
so Almeida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Almeida cracks Duudi with a solid left hand.
Almeida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almeida drops back looking for a leg! Duudi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duudi manages to kick Almeida off! Almeida jumps back into Duudi's guard.
Almeida has gone for a leg lock! Duudi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Almeida's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Almeida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Duudi?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida looking to finish Duudi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duudi!
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!
Duudi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zippi Duudi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duudi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almeida is defended easily by Duudi.
Duudi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida looks to throw the jab but Duudi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duudi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Duudi checks a leg kick.
Duudi fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duudi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duudi won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zippi Duudi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida tries to score with some ground and pound. Duudi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Almeida in side control, throwing shots but Duudi defends.
Almeida wants to control for a moment but Duudi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duudi defending well though.
Almeida tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duudi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Almeida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duudi's head.
Almeida with the ground and pound but Duudi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duudi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Duudi is retaining full guard.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Duudi keeps moving.
Almeida pushing down on Duudi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Almeida is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Duudi wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almeida works his way into full mount!
Almeida lands a big elbow.
Almeida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida looking to control but Duudi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zippi Duudi's cut.
That's time! Duudi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Almeida lands a nice hook to Duudi's body. Duudi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almeida looks to throw the jab but Duudi is out of range.
Duudi misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duudi to the mat! Duudi manages to get full guard.
Almeida throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duudi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almeida looking to pass the guard.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida throwing strikes from guard but Duudi blocks nicely.
Ricardo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida is looking to advance position but Duudi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Almeida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Duudi is controlling well.
Almeida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duudi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duudi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Almeida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Almeida looking for a guillotine here but Duudi defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duudi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Almeida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duudi is aware though and is defending well.
Ricardo Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zippi Duudi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duudi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duudi's guard.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Almeida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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