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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Almeida (ranked 2273 p4p, 289 weight class) and Daana Wyte (ranked 3306 p4p, 402 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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204 lbs
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212 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daana Wyte!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyte throws a combination that misses
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wyte's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida postures up in Wyte's guard and throws a big left but Wyte blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wyte is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida drops back looking for a leg! Wyte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wyte manages to kick Almeida off! Almeida jumps back into Wyte's guard.
Wyte is looking to stand up but Almeida isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wyte's coach down at UnderGround Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wyte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wyte throws a series of strikes that have Almeida backpedaling.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Wyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyte misses the target.
Wyte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Almeida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Almeida seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyte misses with a double jab
and Almeida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyte scores with a punch to the head.
Antonio Almeida's cut is getting worse.
Wyte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Wyte.
Almeida dives in and grabs Wyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wyte pushes down on Almeida's head and hops out.
Wyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almeida has been working on his balance at Russian Bears Training, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wyte.
Almeida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wyte. Those never looked like landing.
As Wyte looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Wyte just gets out of the way.
Wyte throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Wyte scores with a three punch combo!
Good standup being displayed there by Wyte as he connects with a hook.
Wyte misses with a wild combination.
Wyte lands a jab-cross combination.
Wyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
Wyte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Almeida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Wyte.
Wyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Wyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daana Wyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyte missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyte misses with a right hand
and Almeida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Wyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almeida thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wyte throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Wyte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daana Wyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Nice shot by Wyte.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wyte defends it nicely.
Wyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almeida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Antonio Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wyte with a hook.
Wyte misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wyte pinned against the cage. Wyte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wyte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wyte misses with a left hand
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wyte sees it coming and defends easily.
Wyte is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.
Almeida seems to be working for a kimura but Wyte defends the submission attempt.
Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wyte sees it coming and defends easily.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura but Wyte is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Almeida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wyte sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyte is trying to escape back to his feet but Almeida uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almeida tries for a kimura but Wyte is defending well.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Wyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida tries for a kimura but Wyte is defending well.
Wyte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almeida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almeida scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyte tries to escape but Almeida is in control.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wyte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Almeida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wyte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Antonio Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wyte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Almeida is trying to get an arm triangle but Wyte is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the position but Wyte is working away.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida trying to control the position but Wyte is working away.
Wyte wants to get back to his feet but Almeida drags him back down.
Almeida trying to control the position but Wyte is working away.
Almeida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wyte is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Almeida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wyte misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Wyte looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Wyte just gets out of the way.
Nice body punch from Wyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyte lands the left hand.
Wyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Wyte looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Wyte just gets out of the way.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyte.
Wyte throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Wyte.
Antonio Almeida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Wyte.
Almeida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Wyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almeida slips under a jab from Wyte.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Wyte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wyte looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Almeida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wyte misses with a hook
and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wyte misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daana Wyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Almeida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wyte scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Almeida misses its target.
Wyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Wyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Almeida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wyte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wyte throws Almeida to one side and escapes!
Wyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyte swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Wyte connects with a single shot there.
Jeez, Antonio Almeida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right from Wyte misses.
Almeida is looking for a counter combo.
Wyte swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Wyte. Those never looked like landing.
Almeida drives through with a takedown into Wyte's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 pushing down on Wyte's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wyte is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Wyte is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.
Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but Wyte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almeida to get the leverage.
Wyte is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Almeida is working for a kimura but Wyte is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daana Wyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wyte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daana Wyte!
Post fight, Daana Wyte took to the microphone: 'I am happy for this win.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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