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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock You Like a Hurricane. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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176 cm
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182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almeida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thesz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almeida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thesz.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thesz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thesz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Almeida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thesz just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thesz moves into full mount!
Thesz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?
Thesz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thesz punching from mount but Almeida doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thesz lands a couple of good shots and Almeida has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thesz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Almeida is rocked!
Thesz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Almeida is still in real trouble! Can Thesz finish him?
Thesz working for a choke but Almeida is defending well.
Thesz throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Almeida seems to have recovered his senses.
Even with his hooks in, Thesz manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Thesz has the hooks in. Almeida is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Almeida fending off the submission attempt from Thesz.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Thesz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Thesz controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Thesz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz has got one arm under Almeida's chin. This could be trouble... Almeida trying to control the other hand but Thesz gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Almeida has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aloysius Martin Thesz!
After winning the bout, Aloysius Martin Thesz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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