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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Lycka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Lycka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
28
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, JJ Lycka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lycka fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lycka to the ground. Almeida is now in Lycka's guard.
Lycka keeping full guard, as Almeida tries to pass.
Lycka managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lycka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lycka seems keen to control Almeida's posture.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lycka controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Lycka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lycka trying to control the position.
Lycka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Lycka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lycka controlling Almeida's posture.
Lycka wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.
That's two 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.
Almeida stopping the sweep attempt from Lycka.
Lycka trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lycka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lycka controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Almeida bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Almeida sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lycka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Lycka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lycka tries to improve position but can't.
Lycka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almeida thows a huge punch but Lycka dodges it nicely.
Lycka gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lycka has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
Lycka looking to control.
Lycka pulls Almeida in close to prevent any damage.
Lycka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Lycka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lycka trying to control the position.
Lycka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lycka trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Lycka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Almeida dominated that round.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lycka was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Lycka's torso.
JJ Lycka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lycka goes for a double leg but Almeida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Almeida continues to drive forward.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lycka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lycka can do to turn this around?
Almeida preventing the sweep.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lycka pulls Almeida in close to prevent any damage.
Almeida working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lycka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lycka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almeida is wriggling around but Lycka manages to pass to half guard.
Lycka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is staying active underneath Lycka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lycka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lycka is continuing to stall.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Lycka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lycka sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lycka trying to control but Almeida postures up.
Lycka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lycka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lycka is keeping the position for now.
Almeida won't allow Lycka to sweep him here.
Lycka keeps trying to improve his position.
Almeida is posturing up here but Lycka has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Almeida tries to roll out but it's too tight and Almeida has to tap! Slick submission there by Lycka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JJ Lycka!
JJ Lycka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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
32% |
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