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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 2304 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 329 p4p, 405 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stalling.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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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