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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wally West has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Wally West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West works Almeida's body with a nice hook.
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Almeida's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Almeida's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Almeida seems unphased.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
West lands with a nice combination. Almeida backs away looking to recover.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Almeida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almeida connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused West some visible discomfort.
West wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Almeida lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear West down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
West is pushing Almeida's head away, looking to escape. Almeida manages to hold on to the position though.
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
Almeida looks up at the clock and then as West takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Almeida smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Almeida lands a few punches from side control.
West is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Almeida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Almeida looking to punish the body of his opponent here but West is avoiding damage well.
West pushes Almeida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Almeida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
Almeida scores with a couple of short elbows.
West is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Almeida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is chipping away with strikes.
West is pushing Almeida's head away, looking to escape. Almeida manages to hold on to the position though.
Almeida cracks West with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Almeida immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! West is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Almeida!
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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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