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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Renato Almeida!
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, Paulo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo Almeida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Renato Almeida did well to prevent Paulo Almeida getting side control.
Renato Almeida moves into full guard.
Renato Almeida tries to strike from the bottom.
Renato Almeida looking to control.
Renato Almeida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Renato Almeida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulo Almeida not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulo Almeida preventing the sweep.
Renato Almeida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Renato Almeida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Renato Almeida is looking for a kimura here.
Paulo Almeida desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo Almeida is looking to control Renato Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paulo Almeida avoid being mounted?
Renato Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paulo Almeida sees it coming and defends easily.
Renato Almeida is looking for a kimura here.
Renato Almeida wants to stand up but Paulo Almeida has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Renato Almeida is breathing heavily.
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.
Paulo Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulo Almeida taking some punishment here, with Renato Almeida in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paulo Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Renato Almeida.
Renato Almeida is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato Almeida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulo Almeida's head.
Paulo Almeida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paulo Almeida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Renato Almeida's guard.
Paulo Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
Paulo Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulo Almeida working some strikes from top position.
Paulo Almeida trying to control but Renato Almeida is working from the bottom.
Paulo Almeida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Paulo Almeida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paulo Almeida is looking to stand up but Renato Almeida won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paulo Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Renato Almeida.
Renato Almeida throws a right hand that Paulo Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Paulo Almeida also avoids with ease.
Renato Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulo Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato Almeida uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renato Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paulo Almeida is trying to defend but Renato Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Renato Almeida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Paulo Almeida to get to his feet.
Paulo Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Renato Almeida trying to control but Paulo Almeida postures up.
Paulo Almeida wants to pass the guard but Renato Almeida is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulo Almeida trying to control from Renato Almeida's half guard. Renato Almeida has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renato Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Paulo Almeida trying to control but Renato Almeida is working from the bottom.
Renato Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulo Almeida is one step ahead there.
Paulo Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato Almeida pushes Paulo Almeida off and scrambles back to his feet.
Renato Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paulo Almeida to the mat! Paulo Almeida manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo Almeida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paulo Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renato Almeida is one step ahead there.
Paulo Almeida keeping moving, preventing Renato Almeida from controlling successfully.
Renato Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato Almeida misses with a takedown
and Paulo Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Renato Almeida's guard.
Renato Almeida being controlled here, momentarily.
Paulo Almeida wants to pass the guard but Renato Almeida is keeping the position.
Paulo Almeida trying to control but Renato Almeida is working from the bottom.
Paulo Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Renato Almeida is retaining full guard.
Paulo Almeida wants to control from the top but Renato Almeida keeps moving.
Renato Almeida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo Almeida is squirming around, avoiding Renato Almeida's attempts to control the action.
Renato Almeida moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Paulo Almeida has worked his arm free - good work by Paulo Almeida!
Renato Almeida wants to control but Paulo Almeida is keeping him busy.
Renato Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Almeida dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulo Almeida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paulo Almeida wants to clinch.
Paulo Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paulo Almeida tries to bum rush Renato Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Renato Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulo Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renato Almeida is looking to clinch.
Renato Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulo Almeida counters with a takedown into side control.
Renato Almeida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paulo Almeida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Renato Almeida is not content to let Paulo Almeida control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renato Almeida makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Renato Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato Almeida closes the distance but Paulo Almeida moves to the side
and Paulo Almeida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Renato Almeida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paulo Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renato Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Paulo Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato Almeida trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Paulo Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paulo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paulo Almeida trying to stand up but can't free himself from Renato Almeida's guard.
Renato Almeida trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paulo Almeida gets to his feet. Renato Almeida looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Renato Almeida with a poor takedown
and Paulo Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Renato Almeida wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Paulo Almeida is now in half guard.
Renato Almeida pushes Paulo Almeida off and gets back to his feet.
Paulo Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paulo Almeida trying to mount his opponent but Renato Almeida defends it.
Renato Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato Almeida is not content to let Paulo Almeida control the position.
Paulo Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paulo Almeida trying to pass the guard but Renato Almeida defending well.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulo Almeida takes a swing at Renato Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Renato Almeida shoots and misses
and Paulo Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Renato Almeida didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paulo Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paulo Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulo Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulo Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato Almeida striking from the bottom.
Paulo Almeida trying to control but Renato Almeida is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Almeida!
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energy
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RATING
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