The third fight of the night and on HDNet at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum is Conor Heun vs. Magno Almeida. This is a lightweight fight, meaning 155lbs. The referee in charge of the action is Leon Roberts.
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ROUND 1 - Heun and Almeida both standing orthodox and fire inside kciks to one another. Almeida lands another. Off another attempt Heun lands a double leg, but Almeida reaches for a heel hook, then a knee bar, but Heun is defending. Almeida attempting a toe hold, but Heun is riding on top and escapes. In the scramble Almeida gets the takedown and now working from Heun's full rubber guard. Heun firing elbows from the bottom while holding Almeida with mission control. Referee Roberts stands them up. Hard inside leg kick from Heun, but Almeida lands small strikes of his own.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-9 Almeida.
ROUND 2 - Heun opens the round with a leg kick and Almeida does the same. Almeida drives forward with punches as Heun kciks and the two clinch along the fence. Not a lot of action from the clinch until Almeida reverses position and drives knee to the midsection of Heun. A hard right hand literally turns Heun and Almeida attempts to take his back. Off a knee from the clinch, Heun turns Almeida and drives him to the mat. Heun nearly gets elevator swept and then a tight armbar attempt from Almeida creates a few tense moments. Heun hanging on for dear life. He escapes and now has reverse back mount on Almeida.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-9 Almeida.
ROUND 3 - Inside leg kick for Heun to start the round and Almeida returns the favor. Almeida driving forward with punches off of Heun's awkward strikes, neither landing significantly. Heun now gets a takedown, but Almeida spins for another armbar and again Heun is fighting it off. He escapes. Almeida passes to side control while Heun attempts more rubber guard action. Almeida slaps on an Anaconda choke, but amazingly Heun escapes. Heun on top in Almeida's guard firing punches.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-9 Almeida and the fight 30-27 Almeida.
Strikeforce Overeem vs. Werdum results: Conor Heun defeats Magno Almeida by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
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