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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Almeida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
160 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Almeida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Egans throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Egans. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet. Egans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Almeida misses. Almeida scores with a jab to the body. Almeida misses the jab. Egans throws a leg kick which misses Almeida's front leg but catches the back leg as Almeida tries to avoid it. The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Egans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Almeida throws a hook to the side of Egans's head but Egans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Egans feints and then cracks Almeida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almeida down. Egans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Almeida's calf. Almeida misses with a left hand and Egans counters with a body kick that stops Almeida in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Egans lands with a nice body kick. Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Gerald Egans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Egans connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back. Egans swinging wildly here.
Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. A kick lands to the mid section there for Egans. Egans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almeida's guard. Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Almeida keeping full guard, as Egans tries to pass. Almeida controls Egans momentarily but Egans frees himself. 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. Egans postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow. Egans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Egans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Egans wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving. Almeida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Egans's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Egans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Egans lands a two punch combo.
Egans blocks a jab. Egans misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Egans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egans blocks a jab. Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw. Egans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Egans slips under a jab. Almeida throws out a loose jab but Egans uses good head movement to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Egans. Those never looked like landing. Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egans.
Egans throws a quick inside leg kick. Almeida misses with a looping left. Almeida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Egans. Almeida misses with an uppercut. Egans cracks Almeida with a good jab. Almeida throws a hook but Egans blocks it. Almeida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egans can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Egans jabs at Almeida's body. Egans throws a quick inside leg kick. Egans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Egans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Egans unloading with bombs! This has been an exciting period of action! Egans trying to control but he's not successful this time. Egans with the ground and pound from mount. Egans has isolated one of Almeida's arms. Almeida looking to fight him off but Egans twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerald Egans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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