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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Odin Wotan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wotan comes into the arena with Pastor Troy- I Want War blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almeida's choice of entrance music: SSS- The Cult. This should be a great matchup!
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188 cm
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169 lbs
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183 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Odin Wotan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Almeida! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Wotan sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Wotan misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wotan as he jumps to the side. Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Almeida seems to be looking for submissions.
Almeida seems to be working for a kimura but Wotan defends the submission attempt. Wotan is looking to improve his position.
Almeida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wotan is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Almeida seems to be looking for submissions.
Wotan is trying to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Nice takedown defense from Wotan. No joy for Almeida on that attempt. Odin Wotan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Almeida. Almeida looks gassed! Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wotan defends it nicely. Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wotan lands a nice hook to Almeida's body. Almeida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wotan cracks the inside of Almeida's front leg. Some wild striking there from Wotan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wotan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Wotan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Wotan throws a low kick but Almeida avoids it. Wotan misses with a low kick. Wotan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wotan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wotan lands a body shot.
Wotan lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Almeida sprawling to the canvas. Wotan follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Almeida hang on?
It looks like Ricardo Almeida has been cut. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wotan working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wotan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Almeida to get to his feet. Almeida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Wotan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ricardo 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.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt. Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Wotan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Almeida looks for a takedown but Wotan sprawls well. Almeida avoids the body shot from Wotan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Almeida looks for a takedown but Wotan sprawls well. Odin Wotan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Almeida. Almeida is breathing heavily. A big right followed by a crushing left from Wotan knocks Almeida out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Odin Wotan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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