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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Reys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Reys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reys closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Almeida moves into full guard.
Almeida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reys is aware though and is defending well.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reys doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reys manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Almeida looking for a guillotine here but Reys defends easily.
Almeida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reys defends well.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reys doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reys manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida controls Reys momentarily but Reys frees himself.
Reys with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almeida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reys stacks Almeida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reys!
Almeida wants to control but Reys postures up.
Almeida tries to buck Reys off but Reys is having none of it.
Almeida is letting Reys control him for a moment.
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.
Reys working away.
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
Reys throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almeida holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Reys working away.
Almeida tries to bench press Reys off him but Reys keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to control Reys's posture but Reys avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Almeida with that takedown attempt.
Reys closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almeida to the mat! Almeida manages to get full guard.
Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reys has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Almeida is proving hard to escape from.
Almeida working for a triangle but Reys defends it easily.
Reys sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to keep a closed guard but Reys is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Reys from controlling successfully.
Almeida is looking for a triangle but Reys pushes his legs off easily.
Almeida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reys uses it to pass to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is trying to control Reys's posture but Reys avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Reys dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reys tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reys sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almeida throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reys.
Reys is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida shoots in and bounces Reys off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reys looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reys swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almeida pushing down on Reys's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Almeida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reys is defending against the submission attempts here by Almeida.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Reys is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reys wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reys is defending against the submission attempts here by Almeida.
Almeida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reys defending well though.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcus Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reys is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reys doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
Almeida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reys does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almeida lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Reys fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reys keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reys is trying to get back to full guard.
Almeida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is trying to control the action in half guard but Reys is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reys has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reys wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reys is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Reys tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Almeida!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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