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Event:
QFC Tournament 670 Round 3
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Duckworth shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
Duckworth misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duckworth misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duckworth thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thad Duckworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duckworth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almeida sprawls well. Almeida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duckworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Almeida misses the jab.#TD#
Almeida tries to sprawl but Duckworth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duckworth is working away from the top position though.
Duckworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duckworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duckworth trying to pass the guard but Almeida defending well.
Duckworth controlling the pace. #T1#
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Duckworth has control of the leg.
Duckworth throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida is looking for a sweep. Duckworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almeida is not content to let Duckworth control the position.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Duckworth controlling the action here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Duckworth seems to be looking for submissions.
Duckworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Almeida is looking for a sweep. Duckworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duckworth wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Duckworth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duckworth postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida pulls Duckworth in close to his closed guard and prevents Duckworth from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Duckworth wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Almeida is adopting a defensive guard.
Almeida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duckworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duckworth wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Duckworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duckworth wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duckworth with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Duckworth fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Duckworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Thad Duckworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duckworth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duckworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida sprawls well. He's pushed Duckworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duckworth throws a right hand that misses
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duckworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Almeida swivels and escapes.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body. Duckworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duckworth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Almeida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duckworth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body. Duckworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Duckworth gets a double leg takedown into Almeida's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Duckworth from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duckworth advances position into side control!
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Duckworth.#T1#
Duckworth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duckworth is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida wants to control but Duckworth postures up.
Duckworth tries to score with some ground and pound. Almeida controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Duckworth trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almeida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duckworth connects with a decent elbow.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Duckworth.
Duckworth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duckworth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Duckworth trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duckworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duckworth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Almeida on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duckworth trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom. #T3#
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duckworth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Almeida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Almeida holds on to Duckworth's head and controls the position momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duckworth wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Duckworth tries to advance to mount but can't.
Almeida taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
I wouldn't like to be where Almeida is right now.
Almeida tries to improve position but can't.
Duckworth advances to mount.
Almeida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Duckworth wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duckworth is really struggling to control Almeida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Duckworth dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Duckworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almeida sprawls well initially but Duckworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almeida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Duckworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duckworth is trying to control. Almeida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Almeida is controlling Duckworth's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Duckworth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Almeida sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Duckworth moves into full mount! Almeida won't be happy about that! #T1##SUB#
Duckworth has control of Almeida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almeida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Duckworth trying to control but Almeida is having none of it.
Duckworth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Almeida because Duckworth loaded up on that one.
Max Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Duckworth has hold of Almeida's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Almeida manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Almeida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Duckworth misses with a head shot.
Duckworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Almeida's face.
Thad Duckworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duckworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Duckworth isn't that keen on the idea.#T3#
Duckworth wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
Duckworth controlling the position easily from mount.
Duckworth wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duckworth controlling the pace for now.
Duckworth avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Duckworth trying to control but Almeida is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duckworth controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thad Duckworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duckworth 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 for Thad Duckworth!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Thad Duckworth!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Thad Duckworth!
Thad Duckworth wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 670 Round 2
Date: Aug 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Wang Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida works Long's body with a nice hook.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Long's body.
A nice combination there by Almeida.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long walks into a left hand. #T1#
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long is looking to counter punch.
Max Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Long fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida.
Almeida slips a straight right by Long.
Almeida slips a straight right by Long.#T2#
Long misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Long fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Almeida scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Long looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Long persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida works Long's body with a nice hook.
Long is breathing heavily.
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Almeida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Almeida with a jab.
Almeida swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Almeida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Almeida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Long scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Long.
Long trying to control the position but Almeida is working away. #T4#
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Long wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but Long keeps moving and retains side control.
Almeida stops Long from passing to mount.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almeida tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Almeida 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.
#R2#
Almeida tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Long on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almeida.
Max Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
Almeida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Long postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it. #SUB#
Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Long slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Long looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Almeida is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An elbow from Long crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Long.
Long misses with the ground and pound.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Who's going to make the next move?#SUB#
Long is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almeida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Long are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida looking for a sweep but Long has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Almeida working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Long wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
Long landing shots from mount.
Almeida holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Almeida tries to hold on but Long postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?
#SUB#
Long jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Almeida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Long dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida thuds his right hand into Long's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Long shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Almeida.
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Almeida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Long tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Almeida scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almeida lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Almeida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Wang Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Long misses with a takedown
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Almeida.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Almeida to acknowledge the strikes.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Almeida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almeida.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T3#
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Almeida scores with a body shot.
Almeida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almeida with a hook.
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
Jab, jab by Almeida - just one landing.
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!
Almeida lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almeida, as that shot connected.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Almeida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almeida 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Max Almeida wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 670 Round 1
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Rider.
Rider clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rider throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida moves out of range of the leg kick from Rider.
Rider cracks Almeida with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rider lands a jab to the nose.
Rider takes one to the side of the head.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1#
Rider throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rider.
Rider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rider really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rider rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida jabs Rider right on the nose. Rider blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Rider closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Almeida tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almeida has Rider pressed against the cage, preventing Rider from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Rider.
Rider is trying to break free.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider lands a left hand.
Almeida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rider or not.
A short right from Almeida on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rider swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rider can't break the clinch.
#T3#
Rider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rider letting Almeida take a breather here.
Almeida cracks Rider with a nice body shot.
Almeida is working Rider over against the cage.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a shoulder strike.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almeida lands a shoulder strike.
Rider tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rider or not.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rider.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling him.
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Rider lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Almeida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.#KD2#
Almeida cracks Rider with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rider looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Almeida finish him?
#ROC2#
Rider is rocked!
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Rider.
Oh Rider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rider thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rider seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rider connects with a jab.
Rider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Rider slips a jab from Almeida.
Good shot there by Rider.
Almeida checks a leg kick.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almeida dips to his left and cracks Rider with an uppercut!
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Rider should have avoided that one.
Rider misses with a low kick.
Rider lands a jab to the nose.
Almeida checks a leg kick.#T2#
Almeida cracks Rider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Almeida finds it's target.
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!
Rider has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rider there as he acknowledges the shot.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Rider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Rider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Rider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Rider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.
Rider blocks a jab.
It looked like Rider wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Rider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almeida under the eye.
Rider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Rider.
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rider wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Nice shot by Almeida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rider. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida throws a body punch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider with a jab.
Rider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rider's hands.
Rider stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Rider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rider looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Rider.
Almeida works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Rider has closed the distance and engaged Almeida in a clinch.
Almeida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Almeida misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Rider is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rider takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Rider is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almeida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almeida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Max Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almeida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rider's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider is trying to force a seperation but Almeida has the dominant position.#T3#
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider lands a right hand.
Rider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almeidas head.
Rider throws a head punch that misses.
Rider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Rider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4##BC#
Rider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida lands a jab.
Almeida scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Almeida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rider on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rider sizes up Almeida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rider throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Rider throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Almeida.
Well Almeida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Max Almeida wins by unanimous decision!
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