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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rion Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Knight Tyme. Rion Almeida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Muller's chin.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rion Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Muller!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Muller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Almeida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Muller tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Almeida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
Muller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Almeida looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Almeida looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Almeida!
Almeida creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Almeida tries to stand but Muller is controlling his head.
Almeida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Muller has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Almeida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Muller goes for a takedown attempt but Almeida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Almeida misses with a leg kick.
Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Almeida breaks the clinch.
Almeida with a poor takedown
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Almeida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almeida is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to work for an arm triangle but Almeida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Muller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muller controlling the pace.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida with a poor takedown
and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rion Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almeida controls Muller momentarily but Muller frees himself.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to sweep but no luck.
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.
Muller throws a strike but Almeida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almeida wanted to stand there but Muller had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Muller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida closes the distance but Muller moves to the side
and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Almeida wants to stand up but Muller is controlling him.
Muller advances position into side control!
Almeida is not content to let Muller control the position.
Muller is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Almeida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Arthur Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Almeida is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Muller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Muller tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Muller is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Almeida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arthur Muller.
Almeida lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Muller misses.
Almeida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller throws a chopping leg kick but Almeida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rion Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida wants to clinch but Muller slips to the side
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Almeida fights it but they end up in guard.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida won't allow Muller to pass to mount.
Almeida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muller is working away from the top position though.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard.
Muller is looking to stall here but Almeida recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
Muller stays in close to Almeida's body and controls the position.
Muller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Almeida fails with the takedown
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Almeida is defending well.
Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muller in particular looking to stall.
Muller is trying to control. Almeida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Muller tries to pass to full mount but Almeida defends it.
Almeida wants to control but Muller is keeping busy.
Muller stops Almeida from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muller is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arthur Muller.
Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muller counters with a takedown into side control.
Muller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Almeida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Muller's guard! Nice work there by Almeida!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller trying to control the position here.
Muller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muller tries to control but Almeida wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muller avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Muller takes Almeida's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Almeida is in trouble.
Muller thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Arthur Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muller has good solid back control here.
Rion Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Muller!
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energy
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hype
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