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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 600 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 88 p4p, 516 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stark is trying to defend but Almeida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stark is defending against the submission attempts here by Almeida.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark 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.
Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almeida defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almeida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've been hearing good reports from Stark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stark regains full guard. Nicely done.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Almeida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Stark chips away with some ground and pound.
Stark pushing down on Almeida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
Stark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stark is working for a guillotine from mount but Almeida frees his head quite easily.
Stark unloading with bombs!
Stark 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 flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Stark with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida throws a counter combo.
Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almeida did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Almeida is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stark throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is working for a kimura but Almeida is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida defends it well.
Almeida manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark passes Almeida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is working for a kimura but Almeida is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almeida is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
Almeida gets full guard.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark passes Almeida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark 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!
Stark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Almeida throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almeida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Almeida gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stark moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Almeida tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark working away.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Almeida struggling a bit here.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Stark.
Stark tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida defending against the ground and pound.
Stark creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Almeida sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almeida tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
Stark is working for a kimura here but Almeida manages to reverse the position and he's now in Stark's guard.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Almeida gets to his feet - Stark follows without any prompting.
Stark 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 positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Almeida punching from the bottom.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tony Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
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energy
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hype
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