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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Almero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Chen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Almero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almero throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almero.
Almero scores with a hook to the body. Chen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almero. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almero thows a body shot but no joy.
Almero thuds a left hand into Chen's body.
Almero lands a really nice looking cross but Chen seems unphased.
Almero scores with a jab. Chen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Almero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Almero finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero throws out a powerful jab.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almero.
Almero misses with a straight right.
Almero scores with a hook to the body. Chen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chen jabs at Almero's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen throws a body punch but Almero moves out of range.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almero misses with a looping right.
Almero lands a jab.
Almero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Almero.
Chen moves out of range as Almero strikes.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Chen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almero.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Almero throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Chen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almero to score with a decent uppercut.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
and Chen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Almero.
Almero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen's head.
Chen staying out of range there.
Almero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Almero misses its intended target.
A cross from Almero lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almero thows a body shot but no joy.
Almero lands a body shot.
Almero loads up on a big right hand but Chen slips the punch.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Almero scores with a jab.
Almero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Jab by Almero.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Almero.
Chen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almero throws a big shot that misses.
Almero looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen swings for the body but Almero moves out of range.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Almero clobbers Chen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almero scores with a jab to the body.
Chen blocks a jab.
Almero takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Almero missing with a left hand there. Chen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francis Almero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almero looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Almero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen counters with a left to the body.
Almero misses with a jab to the body
and Chen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almero lands a right hook to the body.
Almero cracks Chen with a good jab.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen slips a straight right by Almero.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almero checks a leg kick.
Almero misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Almero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis Almero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almero throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chen blocks a jab.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Almero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Chen is looking to wear down Almero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Chen takes one to the chin there.
Chen walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almero just misses with a punch to the body.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Almero lands with an uppercut that bounces Chen off the cage and back into rage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chen.
Chen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Chen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almero.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Chen misses with a few strikes there.
Almero's corner calls for a 1-2. Almero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chen looks to land a body kick but Almero moved away.
Almero misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Chen misses with a head kick.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chen.
Almero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen with a jab.
Chen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Almero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almero lands a jab to the nose.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero misses with a hook to the body
and Chen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almero really felt that one!
Chen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Almero misses with a hook to the body
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Almero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francis Almero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chen ducks right into an uppercut from Almero.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen moves out of range as Almero strikes.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
and Chen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Almero misses with a body punch
and Chen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Almero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen's hands.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Almero lands a jab.
Almero dips to his left and cracks Chen with an uppercut!
Chen misses with a kick to the body.
Francis Almero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Almero misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Almero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chen at a distance.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almero throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Almero looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Almero staying out of range there.
Almero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Almero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen's hands.
Almero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.
A left lands for Almero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Almero looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Jab from Almero.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Almero cracks a nice hook into Chen's ribs.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Almero.
Chen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almero throws a big shot that misses.
Almero scores with a jab to the head.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen should have avoided that one.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almero scores with a nice right hand.
Chen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Almero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almero scores with a jab to the head.
Chen avoids the body shot from Almero.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Chen throws a big shot that misses.
Almero cracks Chen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Almero.
Jin Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Almero.
Chen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almero to score with a decent uppercut.
Almero lands with a cross.
Almero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almero lands a nice shot that snaps Chen's head back.
Almero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Almero throws a lazy right hand but Chen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Chen.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis Almero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Almero's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Almero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almero 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Almero!
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FIGHT
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