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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sobrenatural De Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados Slim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
31
220 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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, Sobrenatural De Almeida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slim avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Almeida swings and misses with a shot to the body and Slim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. De Almeida throws a series of strikes that have Slim backpedaling.
De Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slim moves away. De Almeida connects with a right hand. Slim shakes it off. A big left from De Almeida misses. Slim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slim tries to move into range but De Almeida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Slim lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Almeida wants to clinch and Slim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Slim misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Slim circles away from the clinch attempt and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Almeida wants to clinch. De Almeida darts in trying to clinch and Slim counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Almeida! De Almeida is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Slim tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Almeida throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Slim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Almeida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. De Almeida is doing well to control the position and prevent Slim from advancing to side control. De Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slim. Still in half guard, Slim seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slim not landing any meaningful shots this time. De Almeida trying to control but Slim postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barbados Slim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. De Almeida is looking to clinch but Slim is avoiding it.
De Almeida darts in trying to clinch and Slim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Slim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Slim tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. De Almeida tries to improve position but can't. Slim is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Slim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Almeida is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Almeida tries to clinch up and Slim counters with a left and a right that stings De Almeida. De Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slim paws at him with a jab and circles away. De Almeida thows a body shot but no joy. De Almeida tries to clinch up. De Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slim throws out the jab. De Almeida is looking to clinch. De Almeida closes the distance but Slim moves to the side letting Slim counter with a right hand. De Almeida darts in trying to clinch and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. De Almeida tries to clinch but fails miserably and Slim counters with a nice body shot. Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De Almeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. De Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Slim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Slim throws a shot to the body.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. De Almeida pushes Slim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Slim won't allow it.
Slim keeps control of De Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. De Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Slim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Almeida tries to clinch up and Slim counters with a two punch combo. Slim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slim swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sobrenatural De Almeida is winning the standup battle so far. De Almeida looks to clinch so Slim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slim is one step ahead there. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Slim is fighting to break De Almeida's control of his arms but De Almeida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but De Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Slim is looking to work some ground and pound but De Almeida has wrist control. De Almeida being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Barbados Slim wasn't active enough on the ground. De Almeida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Almeida misses with a straight left. The fighters circling - De Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Slim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Almeida tries to clinch but fails miserably and Slim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Almeida wants to clinch but Slim slips to the side and Slim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Slim feints and as De Almeida raises his hands in defense, Slim changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Almeida trying to control the position.
De Almeida wants to stand up but Slim is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. De Almeida wants to clinch and Slim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Slim ducks right into an uppercut from De Almeida. Slim throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for De Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Slim pushes him off. De Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slim counters with a nice double leg into guard. Slim looking to pass the guard. Slim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Almeida looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Slim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. De Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Slim controlling the action here. Slim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Slim working over De Almeida with some ground and pound. De Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Slim wants to pass the guard but De Almeida is defending well. Barbados Slim has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slim stops De Almeida from getting back to his feet.
De Almeida is looking for a sweep. Slim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Slim wants to take a breather but De Almeida is having none of it. Slim stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barbados Slim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. De Almeida looks to land a combination but Slim avoids it well. Sobrenatural De Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Almeida scores with a jab to the head.
De Almeida scores with a three punch combo!
De Almeida tries to clinch up and Slim counters with a three punch combo that has De Almeida backing up. De Almeida nods at Slim to acknowledge the strikes. De Almeida is looking to clinch but Slim is avoiding it.
De Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slim. De Almeida misses with a jab to the body
and Slim counters with a nice double leg into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Almeida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Almeida wants to sweep but no luck. Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Slim forces his way into half guard. Slim not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight! Barbados Slim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Slim 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim! Barbados Slim took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
56% |
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