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Event:
AnC: Annihilator 1
Date: Feb 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sandro Almeida has been cut.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Almeida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almeida's gas tank. #T1#
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almeida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Almeida tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Almeida controls his hands.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almeida wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Almeida digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almeida takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
Almeida stalls.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez working Almeida over with knees to the body.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Sanchez working Almeida over with knees to the body.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Almeida controls his hands.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Almeida.
Sanchez wants to stall.
#T3#
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez stalls.
Almeida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Almeida tries to tie him up.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T4#
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Almeida taking a breather.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL#
Almeida clinches.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is pushing Almeida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sanchez has Almeida pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sanchez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sanchez prevents Almeida from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Almeida is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Sanchez.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Almeida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Almeida was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.#ES#
Almeida pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T3##CL#
Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Almeida wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almeida trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almeida into the cage.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
#T4#
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida lands a body punch.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Almeida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Almeida cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almeida counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Sanchez has Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Almeida shrugs off.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Almeida up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almeida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Almeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almeida has his back to the cage.
Almeida can't break the clinch.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Almeida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez is pushing Almeida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Almeida breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Almeida controls the action.
Jose Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
Our winner, Jose Sanchez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Almeida forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Almeida digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Almeida.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Almeida wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Almeida can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida stalling.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almeida.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almeida's elbow.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Almeida.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Almeida cracks Lopez with a good jab.#CL#
Almeida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almeida tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Almeida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.
Sandro Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Almeida is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
#T3#
Lopez has Almeida pressed against the cage, preventing Almeida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses.
Almeida blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almeida.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Almeida's head.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almeida smiles and moves away.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Almeida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lopez looks winded!
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination.
Almeida throws a one two combo.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T4#
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almeida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Almeida lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover.
Almeida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Almeida throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez closes the distance but Almeida moves to the side
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandro Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Almeida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sandro Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Almeida both land. Nice combination.
Almeida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sandro Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.#CL#
Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Almeida.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida taking a breather.
Lopez looking to stall.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Almeida stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Almeida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Almeida tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Almeida avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Almeida stalling.
Lopez is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Almeida tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land. #T3#
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hector Lopez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almeida.
A right handed body shot lands from Almeida.
Almeida can't break the clinch.
Almeida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Almeida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries to move into range but Almeida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Almeida leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Almeida misses. #CL#
Almeida moves into the clinch.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
Almeida effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Nice body punch from Almeida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Almeida blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Almeida prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Almeida.
Almeida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopez up against the cage.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Almeida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Almeida drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Almeida dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez trying to stall but Almeida improves his position.
Lopez has Almeida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Almeida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Almeida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Almeida is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almeida smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida stalls.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Almeida presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Lopez misses with an elbow over the top.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez has Almeida pressed against the cage, preventing Almeida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almeida blocking some punches.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almeida is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position. #BC#
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Almeida jabs at Lopez's body.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Sandro Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lopez.#CL#
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Almeida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Almeida tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida wants to break free but Lopez has control.
The referee calls for Almeida to work.
#BC#
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3##CL#
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Almeida. Almeida maintains the clinch.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Almeida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez lands an elbow that stopped Almeida in his tracks for a moment.
Almeida is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Almeida.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez has Almeida pressed against the cage, preventing Almeida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Almeida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
#T4#
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Almeida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Almeida.
Almeida avoiding damage.
Almeida is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.#BC#
Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CL#
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Almeida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Almeida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Almeida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Almeida avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Almeida.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.
Hector Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandro Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Almeida lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almeida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Almeida!
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