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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Alves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almeida shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Almeida shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Almeida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Almeida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alves's legs.
Almeida really is a fat lump.
Alves pushes Almeida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Almeida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Almeida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Alves throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Almeida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Almeida persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Almeida stumbling backwards into the cage! Almeida bounces back off the cage towards Alves, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Alves lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Alves celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Alves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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