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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Almighty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almighty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solis feinted with a counter takedown.
Almighty misses with a few strikes there.
Almighty tries to work over Solis's front leg with a kick but Solis checks it.
Solis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Almighty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Solis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Almighty wants to control but Solis is keeping him busy.
Solis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Almighty off and has taken his back!
Almighty looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Almighty manages to reverse the position and now he's in Solis's guard. Nice work there by Almighty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almighty advances position into side control!
Almighty creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Solis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis is trying to get back to his feet.
Solis misses with a strike from the bottom.
Almighty tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Solis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Almighty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Almighty taking a breather here.
Almighty tries for a kimura but Solis is defending well.
Almighty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Almighty crashes against the mat.
That's two 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.
The ground and pound from Almighty seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Almighty throws an elbow but Solis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Almighty wants to control but Solis is keeping him busy.
Almighty stands up and beckons Solis to his feet.
Almighty closes the distance and pushes Solis back into the cage.
Almighty tries to break free but Solis pushes him back against the cage.
Almighty tries to break free but Solis pushes him back against the cage.
Solis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Almighty to keep the fight standing.
Solis tries to pull guard but Almighty won't allow it.
Almighty has had enough of the clinch but Solis keeps him there for the moment.
Almighty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solis or not.
Almighty is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Solis can't fight it off and eventually Almighty manages to take the fight to the floor. Solis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Almighty wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Solis kicks Almighty off and gets to his feet.
Almighty closes the distance and clinches.
Solis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almighty smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almighty feints and as Solis raises his hands in defense, Almighty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almighty stops Solis from standing up.
Almighty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almighty throws a right and a left that Solis avoids nicely.
Solis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Almighty sprawls and moves away.
Almighty fails to land with a series of punches.
Almighty clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solis is trying to pull guard but Almighty has him pressed against the cage.
Solis tries to pull guard but Almighty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Solis keeps control of Almighty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almighty has hold of one of Solis's legs. Solis is fighting the takedown attempt but Almighty gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Almighty postures up in Solis's guard and throws a big left but Solis blocks it.
Almighty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Solis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Almighty wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Almighty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Solis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Almighty throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Almighty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - Almighty circles away.
Solis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almighty clinches up against the cage.
Almighty pushes Solis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Almighty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Almighty wants the takedown. Solis is fighting it off but Almighty persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Solis's guard against the cage.
Almighty is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Almighty stands up from Solis's guard - Almighty perhaps looking for a knockout.
Almighty circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis tries to clinch there but Almighty circles away.
Almighty closes the distance and clinches.
Almighty is trying to break the clinch but Solis is controlling him.
Almighty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almighty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solis has Almighty pressed against the cage, preventing Almighty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty is trying to break the clinch but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Solis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Almighty prevents it.
Almighty wants to break free but Solis has control.
Almighty is trying to break the clinch but Solis is controlling him.
Solis prevents Almighty from breaking the clinch.
Almighty is trying to break the clinch but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Almighty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Solis uses from the top position.
Almighty wriggles free and stands up.
Almighty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Solis did well to prevent Almighty getting side control.
Solis is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almighty is looking to take a break and control but Solis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almighty controlling the action here.
Almighty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almighty thows a huge punch but Solis dodges it nicely.
Almighty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almighty escapes and gets back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Solis enables Almighty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Solis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Almighty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almighty content to stall in guard here.
Almighty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Almighty is breathing heavily.
Almighty is trying to get an arm triangle but Solis is defending well.
Almighty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jonah Solis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almighty throws a low kick but Solis avoids it.
Almighty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Almighty lands in his opponent's guard.
Solis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Almighty is controlling him.
That's four 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.
Solis looking for a sweep. Not yet Solis, not yet.
Almighty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Solis looking for a sweep. Not yet Solis, not yet.
Almighty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Almighty misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Solis lands but Almighty takes it in his stride.
Rufus Almighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almighty fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solis sprawls well initially but Almighty persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Solis is looking to improve his position.
Almighty escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Almighty 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Solis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almighty's efforts to push away.
Almighty is trying to force a seperation but Solis has the dominant position.
Almighty wants to break free but Solis has control.
Almighty is looking to break free of the clinch but Solis has double underhooks.
Almighty is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Solis can't fight it off and eventually Almighty manages to take the fight to the floor. Solis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Almighty prevents Solis from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almighty wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Solis is looking to stand up but Almighty isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almighty sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Almighty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Almighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almighty dives in and scores a takedown into Solis's guard.
Almighty gets to his feet - Solis follows without any prompting.
Almighty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Almighty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solis is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Solis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almighty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Solis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almighty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almighty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Almighty stands up from half guard.
Almighty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Almighty.
Solis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almighty moves into the clinch.
Oh Solis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almighty tries to break free but Solis pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty successfully pulls guard.
Almighty looking for a guillotine here but Solis defends easily.
Solis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Solis wants to control from the top but Almighty keeps moving.
Solis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almighty pushes Solis off and gets back to his feet.
Almighty throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Solis's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Almighty dives in looking to finish as Solis flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Almighty's strikes! Almighty is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Solis's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Solis was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Almighty!
A victorious Rufus Almighty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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