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Event:
ENIGMA 165
Date: Apr 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Sadiq misses with a straight right.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadiq shoots in but no luck this time.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadiq .
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Sadiq scores with a takedown into Almeida's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Sadiq is looking to advance position but Almeida has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Almeida avoids the attempt from Sadiq to control.
Almeida pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T2#
Almeida tries to control but Sadiq wriggling away.
Sadiq tries to hold on but Almeida pushes him away.
Sadiq is squirming around, avoiding Almeida's attempts to control the action.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Sadiq is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Almeida wants to control the pace but Sadiq is squirming around nicely.
Almeida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida is trying to take his opponent's back.
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadiq working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sadiq looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Sadiq persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
The fighters circling - Sadiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Almeida misses the target.
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almeida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq misses with an uppercut.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadiq can do to turn this around?
Almeida throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Sadiq counters with a nice double leg into side control. Almeida won't be happy with that. #T1#
Sadiq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Sadiq throwing strikes but Almeida manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sadiq keeps working.
Sadiq can't do much from the bottom here.
Sadiq is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Almeida is staying active.#T2#
A lull in the action here.
Almeida wants to control but Sadiq is keeping him busy.
Almeida is really struggling to control Sadiq but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
Almeida working away.
Almeida looking to control but instead Sadiq has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Almeida controlling the pace.
Almeida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadiq is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sadiq avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadiq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Sadiq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq misses with a takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadiq sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Almeida enables Sadiq to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Almeida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Sadiq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Sadiq looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadiq tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sadiq somewhat.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Sadiq drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Almeida defends it well.#T1#
Almeida misses with a hook.
Sadiq is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saad Sadiq .
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Almeida with a nice cross.
Almeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadiq . Sadiq gets slowly back to his feet. #T2#
Almeida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sadiq slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Sadiq looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadiq was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Sadiq goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Almeida leaves Sadiq with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Sadiq , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadiq tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida throwing a counter right hand but Sadiq manages to avoid it.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Almeida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadiq shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Sadiq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Sadiq is controlling well.
Saad Sadiq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sadiq sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is trying to control but Sadiq passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
Vitor Almeida thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 161
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Dredd misses with a looping left.
Almeida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dredd misses with a kick to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Almeida.
Dredd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dredd's head backwards.
Dredd throws a low kick but Almeida avoids it.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Dredd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
Dredd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Almeida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dredd counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Vitor Almeida has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Dredd.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Dredd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almeida misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Dredd counters with a nice right hand that sends Almeida toppling to the canvas! Almeida scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dredd finish him?!#ROC2#Almeida is rocked!#T1#
Almeida throws a right hand that misses
and Dredd counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Almeida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dredd swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Dredd!
After winning the bout, Brock Dredd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 155
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Biederman throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biederman.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Biederman lands with a nice combination. Almeida backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Vitor Almeida has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Biederman.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biederman in his tracks.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Biederman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Biederman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biederman swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Biederman.
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Biederman closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Almeida blocks a body shot from Biederman.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biederman scores with a shoulder strike.
Almeida works on Biederman's body with a couple of short punches.
Almeida blocks a body shot from Biederman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biederman.
Biederman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Almeida.
Biederman has a couple of punches blocked by Almeida.
#TD#
Biederman wants the takedown. Almeida is fighting it off but Biederman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Almeida's guard against the cage.
Almeida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biederman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Biederman tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Almeida has Biederman pulled in close to control his posture.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
Biederman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Biederman throws a big right hand that misses.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Biederman from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Biederman works over Almeida with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Biederman has gone for a leg lock! Almeida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Biederman's guard.#REVB#
Biederman 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biederman looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SUB#
Biederman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Almeida escapes and throws Biederman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biederman is looking for a sweep.
Biederman regains half guard.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biederman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Biederman regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Biederman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Biederman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4##SUB#
Biederman looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
Almeida controlling from the top position.
Biederman has his hands on Almeida's head, controlling the position.
Almeida stays in close to Biederman's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida's cut.
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.#R2#
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Biederman should have avoided that one.
Biederman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biederman wants to clinch.
Biederman backing away here, and Almeida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman blocks a jab.
Biederman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Biederman looks to land a body kick but Almeida moved away.#TD#
Biederman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Biederman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biederman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
Biederman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Almeida is avoiding damage well.
#SUB#
Biederman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Almeida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Biederman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Biederman trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
Biederman cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Biederman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Biederman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Biederman are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T2#
Biederman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Almeida some visible discomfort.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Biederman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Biederman tries to advance to mount but Almeida denies him.
Almeida is not content to let Biederman control the position. #T3#
Biederman working away.#SUB#
Biederman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Almeida, who protects the arm well.
Almeida defending against the ground and pound.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Biederman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Almeida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Biederman's guard! Nice work there by Almeida! #SUB#
Biederman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4##SUB#
Biederman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biederman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Biederman working for a triangle but Almeida defends it easily.
#SUB#
Biederman has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Almeida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biederman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Almeida scrambles back to his feet.
Biederman misses with a hook.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Biederman avoids them all with ease.
Almeida scores with a leg kick.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Biederman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Biederman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Biederman moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Biederman.
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Biederman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Biederman scores with a knee to the head.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida tries to work over Biederman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Biederman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biederman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Biederman is controlling him.
Biederman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biederman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Almeida working aggressively here.
#BC#
Biederman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biederman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Biederman shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biederman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Biederman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biederman.
Biederman throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
Biederman walks into a jab.#T2#
Almeida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida connects with an inside leg kick.
Biederman looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Biederman cracks Almeida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almeida tries to land a leg kick but Biederman saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Biederman does it's job there.#ROC#Almeida is rocked!
Almeida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almeida is still on wobbly legs! Can Biederman finish him?
Almeida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biederman counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Almeida! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Biederman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Biederman!
A relieved looking Nelson Biederman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 145
Date: Jan 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spencer's head.
Spencer blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2#
Spencer cracks Almeida with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Almeida looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Spencer finish him?
#ROC2#Almeida is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Vitor Almeida has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
Oh Almeida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
A low kick from Almeida is predictable there
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Almeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Spencer misses
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer throws a low kick but Almeida avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer wants to land a leg kick but Almeida is out of range.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Almeida thinks about countering with a head kick.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almeida, as that shot connected.
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Almeida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spencer if he has to take too many more of those.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almeida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Almeida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spencer back to the cage. Almeida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Almeida moved away.#CL2#
Spencer instigates a clinch. #T4#
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almeida blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida pushes Spencer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spencer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spencer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Almeida's brow. #BC#
Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Almeida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Almeida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Almeida throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Spencer darts in and clinches Almeida up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Almeida fails to land.
Almeida wants to break free but Spencer has control.
Spencer keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Spencer tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida dodges an elbow strike from Spencer.
Almeida dodges an elbow strike from Spencer.
A right hook to the body lands for Spencer.
Spencer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Almeida avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.
Spencer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Almeida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida tries to break free but Spencer pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Almeida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Almeida seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spencer can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a right 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!
Spencer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spencer swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spencer lands a shot to the body.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almeida's elbow.
Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Almeida with a big uppercut! Almeida tries to clinch up but Spencer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Almeida to the mat! Almeida covers up and Spencer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Spencer! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 138
Date: Dec 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Jab by Almeida.
Almeida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios connects with a leg kick.
Rios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rios misses with a right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almeida.
Rios misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Rios takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rios misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rios.#T1#
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rios lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almeida cracks Rios with a good jab.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
Almeida swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Rios.
Rios throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
Almeida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rios throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Rios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
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!
Rios falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Rios looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rios throws a lazy uppercut
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Rios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almeida checks a leg kick.
Rios misses with a combination
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Almeida punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
Almeida throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.#T3#
Rios throws an off balance right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Rios.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Rios takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rios throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Rios blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Rios lands with a good body shot.
Rios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Rios looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Rios misses with a straight left. #T4#
The fighters circling - Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Almeida misses with a body punch
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Rios's body.
Almeida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Rios scores with a four punch combination!
Almeida misses with a straight right.
Rios misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Rios slips under a jab.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's time! Almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rios misses with a body punch
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios misses the body punch
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rios chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almeida can pounce on him.
Almeida slips a straight right by Rios.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios cracks Almeida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Rios.
A low kick from Rios is predictable there
and Almeida counters with a three punch combo that has Rios backing up. Rios nods at Almeida to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Rios avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Diego Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Almeida lunges at Rios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rios's hand.
Rios has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almeida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.
Almeida throws a push kick but Rios slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Almeida throws a big shot that misses.
Rios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Rios slips the punch.
Rios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Rios digs a good body shot into Almeida's ribs.
Rios tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Almeida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rios.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Rios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Almeida lands but Rios takes it in his stride.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Rios swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Rios misses with a jab to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Almeida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Almeida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rios on the side of the head.
Almeida misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a right hand to the body.
Rios tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rios might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Almeida has got the better of the exchanges.
Almeida scores with a shot to the body.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almeida thinking.
Rios tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida slips a jab from Rios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
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#
Rios lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rios throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Almeida throws a right hand that Rios ducks under and follows up with a left that Rios also avoids with ease.
Almeida misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida with the inside leg kick.
Rios lands a right hook to the body.
Almeida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rios on the side of the head. #T1#
Rios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Rios misses with a kick to the body
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rios throws a shot to the body.
Almeida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Almeida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rios is out of range.
Almeida misses with a hook
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida throws a body kick that misses.
Rios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida throws a combination. Rios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T2#
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Almeida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab lands there for Rios.
Rios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Rios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Almeida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rios throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Rios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Rios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Almeida misses the jab.
Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida lands with an overhand left.
Almeida staying out of range there.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Rios misses.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Rios down.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida throws a solid leg kick but Rios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Almeida.#T4#
Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Almeida does it's job there.
Almeida swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Rios there.
Almeida cracks a nice hook into Rios's ribs.
Almeida cracks Rios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almeida misses with a low kick as Rios jumps back.
Rios fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rios with the inside leg kick.
Diego Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vitor Almeida.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
Vitor Almeida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (205lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Nov 05, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Baki Hanma! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Hanma gets tackled into the cage by Almeida. Almeida maintains the clinch.
Hanma jumps guard but Almeida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Almeida tightens his grip and picks Hanma up, before dumping him to the ground. Hanma manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hanma (0) vs (2) Almeida
Hanma trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Hanma working for a triangle but Almeida defends it easily.
Hanma has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Hanma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hanma is tightening it up a little... Almeida has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Almeida reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Almeida taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hanma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baki Hanma!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baki Hanma waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGEâ„¢'s logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (205lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Vitor Almeida! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; George Manning!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Manning tries to keep at a distance but Almeida has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Almeida has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Manning is trying to keep an underhook but Almeida manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Almeida (2) vs (0) Manning
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manning trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida wants to pass to mount but Manning is defending the position.
Almeida content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning trying to control from the bottom.
#T1#
Almeida controlling the action here.
Manning wants to improve his position but Almeida is controlling well.
Almeida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
Manning wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy.
Almeida uses his free foot to push down on Manning's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manning. Score +3 for passing guard: Almeida (5) vs (0) Manning
Almeida controlling his opponent. #T3#
Manning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manning is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida content just to control the position here. #T4#
Manning is trying to reverse the position but instead Almeida has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Almeida (8) vs (0) Manning
Almeida has good solid back control here. #T5#
Manning tries to escape the position.
#T6#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Manning looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Almeida slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Almeida is trying to stick to Manning's back but Manning is turning into Almeida. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Almeida's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Manning. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Almeida (8) vs (2) Manning
Almeida trying to control the position here. #T7#
Manning looking to sit in guard and control but Almeida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Almeida (10) vs (2) Manning#SUB2#
Manning escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manning swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T8#
Almeida is working hard here to advance position.
Almeida is fighting to break Manning's control of his arms but Manning is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Almeida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manning on the ground.
Manning looking to control.
#T9#
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manning is keeping the position for now.
Almeida advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Almeida (13) vs (2) Manning
Manning being controlled for a moment. #T10#
Manning tries to buck Almeida off but Almeida is having none of it.
Manning wants to control but Almeida postures up.
Manning tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Almeida stalls from top position.
Manning struggling a bit here.#T11#
Manning is being controlled here.
Manning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almeida controls the position. #T12#
Almeida continues to stall.
Manning wants to control but Almeida postures up.#T13#
Manning tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Almeida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Almeida is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Manning will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Manning is looking to reverse the position.
Manning trying to remain calm as Almeida controls from the top position.
Manning is looking for a sweep.#T14#
Manning is trying to control Almeida's posture but Almeida avoids it.
Manning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Almeida in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning is looking to regain half guard here but Almeida keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almeida takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
A victorious Vitor Almeida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated George Manning had this to say: 'Sorry my hands are just slippery.'. |
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Event:
Bellicose 117
Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Mishima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Almeida defends it well.
Mishima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Almeida. That one must have hurt.
Mishima misses with a body shot
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Almeida.
A big right from Mishima misses.
Almeida throws a hook but Mishima avoids it easily.
Mishima feints the counter takedown.
Almeida lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mishima throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Mishima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Almeida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mishima looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Mishima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almeida.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Mishima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almeida counters with a two punch combo.
Mishima darts in looking for a takedown but Almeida gets double underhooks and turns Mishima into the cage.
Mishima shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mishima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Mishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mishima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mishima misses with a few strikes there.
#T2#
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Mishima 's knee.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Almeida.
Mishima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almeida misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Mishima misses
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot lands for Almeida.
Mishima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mishima looks winded!#T3#
Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Almeida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mishima will feel that in the morning.
Almeida scores with a push kick.
Almeida lands with a right hand.
Almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mishima has time to react.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Almeida counters with a quick kick to the body but Mishima blocks it.
Mishima misses with a takedown
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4#
Nice jab there from Almeida.
Mishima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Mishima's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Almeida.
Mishima's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Almeida catches Mishima right on the button with a cross.
Kazuya Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Mishima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Almeida connects with a single shot there.
Mishima walks into a jab.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mishima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Mishima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#TD2#
Mishima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almeida's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Almeida holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Mishima drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Almeida manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mishima has Almeida in his guard.#REVR##T1#
Mishima tries to strike from the bottom.
Almeida stays in close to Mishima's body and controls the position.
Mishima throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Mishima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Our spies down at at Wizardcast inform us that Mishima has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Almeida content to stall in guard here.
Almeida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
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.#SUB2#
Mishima is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
Mishima wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is controlling the pace.
#T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
Mishima has his hands clasped together around Almeida's back. He's all about the action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL2#
Mishima moves into range and clinches up with Almeida.#BC#
Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Mishima avoids them all with ease.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mishima can do to turn this around?
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mishima has time to react.
Almeida throws a chopping leg kick but Mishima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Mishima throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Mishima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Mishima dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Mishima's head and hops out.
Almeida throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Almeida lands.
Almeida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Mishima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Mishima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T1#
Mishima fails with the takedown.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Mishima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mishima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mishima darts in looking for a takedown but Almeida gets double underhooks and turns Mishima into the cage.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida throws a series of strikes that have Mishima backpedaling.
Almeida's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Mishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Almeida.
Kazuya Mishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A shot to the liver by Almeida. Beautiful body shot.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mishima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Almeida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almeida.
Almeida thuds his shin into the meat of Mishima's side.
Almeida scores with a jab to the body.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mishima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
Mishima wants to clinch but Almeida slips to the side
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Mishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almeida throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mishima looks to clinch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida with the inside leg kick.
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Mishima's front leg but catches the back leg as Mishima tries to avoid it.
Mishima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mishima off to one side.
Mishima throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida digs a good hook to Mishima's body.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Vitor Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Bellicose 106
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Colchester.
Colchester looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut.
Colchester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Colchester misses with a wild combination.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Colchester misses.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida moves out of range as Colchester strikes.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Syngin Colchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Almeida misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Colchester misses the target.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Colchester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Colchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Colchester throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Colchester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Colchester slips under a jab.
Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colchester lands a body shot.
No joy there for Colchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colchester's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almeida. #T2#
Colchester misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colchester with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Colchester avoids it well.
Colchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Colchester throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida throws a combination. Colchester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#Colchester is rocked!
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colchester's hands.
Oh Colchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colchester has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Colchester seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Colchester.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Colchester.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Colchester swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Colchester's sensitive parts.
Colchester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida misses the jab.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Colchester throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Colchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Colchester.
Colchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
A countering left hand to the body from Almeida misses.#T4#
Colchester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colchester missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colchester misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Colchester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida has his hands clasped together around Colchester's back. He's all about the action.
Colchester wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Almeida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Colchester misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colchester swinging wildly here.
Colchester slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
An attempted straight right counter from Colchester misses the target.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Colchester avoids them all with ease.
Colchester throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Almeida feints and then cracks Colchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colchester down.
Vitor Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colchester dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester misses the shot to the body.
Colchester is looking to wear down Almeida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Colchester throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Colchester goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colchester is keeping busy.
Almeida taking a breather.
Almeida is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Colchester has denied him.
Colchester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almeida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almeida.
Colchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almeida presses Colchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colchester is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syngin Colchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Colchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Colchester with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida throws a monster overhand right that drops Colchester! Almeida follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
An out of breath Vitor Almeida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Bellicose 92
Date: May 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Cartwright shoots and misses
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almeida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cartwright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
It looked like Almeida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Cartwright throws a counter combo.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Cartwright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida with a nice cross.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartwright.
Almeida lands a jab.#T2#
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartwright off to one side.
Cartwright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almeida.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Cartwright slips under a jab from Almeida.
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Almeida throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida lands a head shot.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Cartwright.
Almeida throws a low kick but Cartwright avoids it.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Cartwright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Almeida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
Cartwright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida scores with a jab.
Almeida cracks Cartwright with a good jab.
Almeida feints a jab promting Cartwright to slip. Almeida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cartwright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Almeida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Almeida connects with the punch.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Cartwright looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
It looked like Almeida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cartwright.
Almeida lands a right hook to the body.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida lands a nice shot that snaps Cartwright's head back.
Almeida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartwright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Cartwright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cartwright prevents Almeida from breaking the clinch.#TD2#
Cartwright pulls guard.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now. #T2##SUB2#
Cartwright is looking for a triangle here but Almeida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cartwright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Almeida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cartwright trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
Cartwright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartwright looking for a sweep. Not yet Cartwright, not yet. #T3##SUB2#
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Cartwright has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Almeida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cartwright.
Almeida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartwright on the ground.
Almeida working away.
Almeida controls the position from side control.
Cartwright wants to control but Almeida postures up.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Almeida dominates the positioning.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Almeida takes a little break here. Cartwright wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Almeida delivers a nice body kick.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartwright's head backwards.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Cartwright clinches.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Cartwright is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Cartwright pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cartwright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Almeida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Almeida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almeida wants to stand but Cartwright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Cartwright throws his legs up looking for a submission but Almeida uses it to pass to side control.
Cartwright struggling a bit here.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.
Almeida wants to stand but Cartwright has his arm trapped.
Almeida remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cartwright is trying to control Almeida's posture but Almeida avoids it.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Almeida postures up.#T3#
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Almeida dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Almeida scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Cartwright shoots in.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartwright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Cartwright dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Cartwright's head and hops out.
As Cartwright looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Cartwright just gets out of the way.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Cartwright.
Cartwright needs to keep his hands up - Almeida had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
Cartwright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Cartwright tries to counter it with a takedown but Almeida pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Almeida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Almeida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
Cartwright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Cam Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
A victorious Vitor Almeida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Bellicose 81
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Almeida thuds a left hand into Glover's body.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Almeida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glover throws a right hand that misses
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glover tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover slips a straight right by Almeida.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Almeida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover slips under a jab.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Almeida throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range.
Glover walks into a jab.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Glover.
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination.
Glover swings widly with a right hand
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Glover has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Glover.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Glover's body. Glover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Glover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Almeida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glover on the side of the head.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almeida connects with a leg kick.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Glover throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Glover throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Glover.
Almeida lands the left hand.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida lands a leg kick that knocks Glover off balance momentarily.
Glover throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glover walks into a stiff left hand from Almeida.
Glover 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.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.#T4#
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glover misses the body punch
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Glover throws a sloppy body shot
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glover wants to counter the offense by Almeida and move into the clinch position.
Glover throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Glover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Nice shot lands for Almeida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glover! But no joy.
Almeida cracks a nice hook into Glover's ribs.
Glover wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Glover misses the body punch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almeida staying out of range there.
It looked like Almeida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Glover.
Almeida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida.
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover misses with a jab to the body
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Almeida looks to land a combination. Glover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Almeida scores with a nice body kick.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glover digs a good body shot into Almeida's ribs.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
Glover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Glover throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Almeida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glover can do to turn this around?
Almeida throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Glover throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover misses with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glover blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almeida tries to land a front kick but Glover steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glover swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Almeida defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
A jab lands there for Glover.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Almeida. Beautiful body shot.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a series of strikes. Glover will be more careful next time no doubt.
Glover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glover misses with an uppercut.
Glover has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almeida misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Glover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Almeida blocking some punches.
#T4#
Almeida stalling.
Glover throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Almeida manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Glover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida scores with a kick to the body.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Glover lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
Glover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
Almeida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Almeida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Almeida.
Glover catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Glover. That snapped Almeida's head back.
#ROC2#Almeida is rocked!
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Glover backs away, Almeida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida looks to land a combination. Glover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida.#T1#
Almeida connects with a jab.
Glover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Glover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Almeida slips under a jab.
Glover misses with a jab to the body
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Almeida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Buster Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Almeida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
Glover misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Almeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almeida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glover lands with an overhand left.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almeida.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glover's head backwards.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Glover blocks the body kick.
#T3#
Almeida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almeida misses with a leg kick
and Glover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover scores with a counter punch that sends Almeida to the canvas! Glover smells blood - he's punishing Almeida with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Almeida has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Glover!
A victorious Buster Glover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Bellicose - Backman vs Matthew
Date: Jan 29, 2022 |
#R1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almeida checks a leg kick.
Almeida lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida throws a right hand that Usman ducks under and follows up with a left that Usman also avoids with ease.
Usman is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Usman down.
Usman doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination.
Almeida checks a low kick from Usman.
RaeRae Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Usman's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almeida.
Almeida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Usman is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida digs a good hook to Usman's body.
#T1#
Almeida throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Almeida looks to land a body kick but Usman moved away.
Nice shot by Almeida.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida moves out of range of the body kick from Usman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Usman in his tracks.
Usman shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Usman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RaeRae Usman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Usman's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Almeida tries to land a front kick but Usman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Usman throws a quick counter head kick but Almeida was just out of range.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida thuds his right hand into Usman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Usman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Usman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
Almeida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Usman tries to land a front kick but Almeida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Usman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.#T3#
Usman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almeida.
Usman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Almeida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Usman under the eye.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Usman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Usman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Usman throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida tests Usman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Usman misses with a body kick. #T4#
Usman fails with the takedown.
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Usman moves out of range easily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Usman got wobbled bad by a big combination! Almeida presses forward with punches and knees until Usman stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Usman closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
A relieved looking Vitor Almeida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated RaeRae Usman had this to say: 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'. |
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Event:
Bellicose - Bayo vs Covington
Date: Jan 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
Dirt Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasty swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Nasty takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2#It looks like Dirt Nasty has been cut.
Nasty slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Nasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasty is just out of range.
A big left from Nasty misses.
It seemed like Almeida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nasty throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasty. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Almeida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nasty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida throws out a counter right but Nasty avoids it with no problem.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nasty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida throws a jab when Nasty was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida lands a jab-cross combination. #T1#
Nasty missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nasty looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nasty throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nasty dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Nasty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Nasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
A nice side step and Almeida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasty.
Nasty throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nasty throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nasty misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nasty misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Almeida.
Nasty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Nasty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nasty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Almeida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almeida lands a really nice looking cross but Nasty seems unphased.
Nasty throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Almeida throws out a counter right but Nasty avoids it with no problem.
Nasty throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Almeida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasty throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Almeida lands a jab to Nasty's midsection.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almeida cracks Nasty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Nasty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nasty misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Nasty is rocked!
Almeida jabs at Nasty's body.
Oh Nasty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nasty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nasty seems to have got his legs back now.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida slips a straight right by Nasty.
Nasty misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasty.
Nasty misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Nasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nasty had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Almeida lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nasty goes down and covers up as Almeida starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
Our winner, Vitor Almeida, 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.
In defeat, Dirt Nasty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dangleangleangle'. |
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Event:
Bellicose - Daverio vs Girith
Date: Dec 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Castro has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Almeida tenderised Castro's leg. Castro is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Castro unleashes a big counter combination but Almeida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida throws a one two combo.
Almeida seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida scores with a jab.
Almeida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Almeida lands a glancing blow to the side of Castro's head.#T1#
Castro avoids the head kick by Almeida.
Castro needs to keep his hands up - Almeida had a free shot at his head there.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Almeida lands a right hook to the body.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castro on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Castro walks into a left hand.
Almeida pushes Castro away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro ducks right into an uppercut from Almeida.
Almeida lands a front kick.
Almeida throws out a powerful jab.
Castro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a series of strikes. Castro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Almeida drops Castro with a huge uppercut! Castro drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Almeida is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Almeida!
A relieved looking Vitor Almeida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Callum shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Almeida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Callum showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Almeida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Callum has picked Almeida up and slammed him! Almeida can't keep hold of the triangle and Callum manages to pass to side control!
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Almeida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Callum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Callum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Callum ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida punishes Callum's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Callum shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Callum was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Callum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Callum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1##SUB#
Callum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Callum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Callum has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Almeida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Callum is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Almeida can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Callum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almeida is trying desperately to improve position.
Callum controlling from the full mount.
Almeida is looking to get to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Callum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Callum controlling the pace for now.
Callum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Almeida tries to hold on but Callum postures up.
Callum landing shots from mount. #T4##SUB#
Callum 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.
Callum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Callum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Almeida hang on?
Callum controlling from mount.
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Callum maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Almeida is bucking up trying to escape but Callum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Callum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jab from Almeida.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#TD#
Callum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almeida did well to prevent Callum getting side control.
Almeida pushes Callum off but Callum dives into side control.
Callum is chipping away with strikes.
Almeida being controlled for a moment.
Callum scores with punches from side control. #SU#
Callum stands up and beckons Almeida to his feet.
Callum avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Callum blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Callum.
Callum misses with a body shot.
Donk. Almeida catches Callum right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Callum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Callum working the ground and pound.
Almeida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #SU#
Callum decides to stand back up. Callum steps back and let's Almeida get back to his feet.
Callum walks into a jab.#TD#
Callum closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Callum lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Callum wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
Almeida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Callum controls the pace.#SUB2#
Almeida is looking for a triangle but Callum pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Almeida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Callum has picked Almeida up and slammed him! Almeida can't keep hold of the triangle and Callum manages to pass to side control!
Callum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?#T3#
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Callum advances nicely into full mount.
Almeida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Callum controlling from the full mount.
Callum scoring with strikes but Almeida is staying in there. #T4#
Callum controlling the position easily from mount.
Callum working Almeida over with strikes here.
Callum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Callum controlling the pace for now.
Callum seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Almeida for as long as he can get away with.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Callum isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Callum dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Callum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD#
Callum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Almeida is trying to defend but Callum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callum pulls his head out easily.
Callum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Callum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is looking to control Callum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almeida avoid being mounted?#SU#
Callum gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T1#
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida misses with the combination.
#TD#
Callum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Almeida is trying to control Callum's posture but Callum avoids it.
Almeida trying his best to control but Callum has mounted him.#SUB#
Callum is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Almeida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Almeida shrugs it off.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Callum isn't that keen on the idea.
Callum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T2#
Callum landing shots from mount. #ROC#Almeida is rocked!
Almeida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Almeida is still in real trouble! Can Callum finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callum landing strikes from the mount.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Callum isn't that keen on the idea.
Callum lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Callum postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Almeida out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Callum goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Callum! |
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