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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Survival Of The Sickest. This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Chris William!
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, Thomas Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida lands a jab to William's midsection.
Almeida throws a push kick but William slaps the foot to one side.
Almeida just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWilliam.
Almeida lands a lovely overhand right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by William.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but William keeps moving and retains side control.
William really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
William content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thomas Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
William won't allow Almeida to get back to his feet.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
William 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.
Almeida working for submissions but it's allowed William to get to half guard.
Almeida won't allow William to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to stand up here but William is controlling him well.
William has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida tries to hold on but William postures up.
William sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
William wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Almeida is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is desperately trying to improve his position but William has a good base and remains in mount.
William sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Almeida is trying to stand up.
William controlling from the full mount.
Almeida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
William frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
William avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Almeida working to try and regain half guard.
William controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to escape the mount.
Almeida has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William controls the action.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris William 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.
Almeida avoids the head kick by William.
Almeida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almeida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses William's front leg but catches the back leg as William tries to avoid it.
William closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Almeida is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but William keeps moving and retains side control.
William remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
William tries to stand but Almeida is controlling his head.
William slows the pace down.
Chris William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but William keeps moving and retains side control.
William takes a little break here. Almeida wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida tries to kick William off but William keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
William fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
William closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almeida to the mat! Almeida manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
William won't allow Almeida to sweep him here.
William content to stall in guard here.
Almeida trying to keep a closed guard but William is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Almeida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
William stays in close to Almeida's body and controls the position.
Almeida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
William engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Almeida has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Almeida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. William gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
William stops Almeida from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Almeida looking for a guillotine here but William defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but William can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris William dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almeida.
William is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Almeida.
William throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
William shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. William showed some decent athleticism there.
Almeida is looking for a sweep. William is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William not doing much here.
William prevents Almeida from standing back up.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida pushes William off looking to stand but William dives back in and keeps control.
William passes to side control.
William is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
William postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Almeida tries to bench press William off him but William keeps the position.
William controls the position.
Almeida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but William has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
William is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses William's front leg but catches the back leg as William tries to avoid it.
Almeida connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almeida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! William scrambles back to his feet.
Almeida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chris William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almeida.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida lands with a light punch inside.
Chris William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Almeida.
Almeida can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
William jumps guard and drags Almeida to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida trying to stand up but can't free himself from William's guard.
Almeida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Almeida is looking to stand up but William won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as William holds on and takes a little breather.
Almeida throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think William has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris William!
Chris William spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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