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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arry Ballen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Freitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arry Ballen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freitas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballen is trying to control Freitas's posture but Freitas avoids it.
Ballen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Freitas.
Ballen sneaks back into half guard.
Ballen strikes from the bottom but Freitas passes into mount!
Freitas tries to control but Ballen wriggling away.
Ballen is bucking up trying to escape but Freitas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ballen regains half guard.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Ballen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ballen missing with punches from the bottom.
Ballen tries to roll over but Freitas keeps him under control.
Ballen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ballen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freitas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freitas's back!
Freitas wants to escape the position.
Freitas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ballen with the ground and pound from mount.
Ballen goes for an armbar but Freitas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Freitas.
Freitas passes Ballen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ballen looks gassed!
Freitas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ballen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freitas wants to pass to mount but Ballen is defending the position.
Freitas throwing shots but Ballen is blocking nicely.
Ballen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ballen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freitas trying to control from half guard but Ballen is working away.
Freitas misses with a head shot. Ballen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Freitas wants to control from the top but Ballen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freitas takes the fight into the clinch.
Freitas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freitas tries to clinch up.
Ballen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freitas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ballen tries for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Ballen scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Freitas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Freitas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ballen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freitas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ballen's guard! Nice work there by Freitas!
Freitas trying to control but Ballen is working from the bottom.
Freitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ballen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Freitas is now in half guard.
Ballen manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arry Ballen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballen tries for a takedown but Freitas circles away easily
and Freitas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ballen's guard.
Ballen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freitas won't allow Ballen to sweep him here.
Mauricio Freitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballen looking to control but Freitas passes into half guard.
Freitas tries to stand and escape but Ballen is controlling the position.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Freitas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ballen defends it well.
Ballen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Freitas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Ballen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Freitas decides to return to a standing position.
Ballen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ballen postures up.
Ballen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ballen landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ballen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ballen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballen trying to control but Freitas is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballen slips nicely into half guard.
Ballen prevents Freitas from improving his position.
Ballen is looking to advance position but Freitas won't allow it.
Freitas is trying to stand back up but Ballen is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ballen lands in his opponent's guard.
Ballen has gone for a leg lock! Freitas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ballen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ballen working for submissions but it's allowed Freitas to get to half guard.
Ballen trying to control from the bottom.
Freitas blocks the strikes from Ballen.
Freitas trying to pass the guard but Ballen defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mauricio Freitas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ballen shoots and misses
and Freitas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freitas.
Ballen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freitas manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballen trying to control but Freitas is working from the bottom.
Ballen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freitas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ballen has Freitas in his guard.
Ballen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freitas is one step ahead there.
Freitas throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas looking to pass the guard.
Ballen is trying to keep Freitas in close.
Freitas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freitas postures up.
Freitas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ballen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ballen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ballen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freitas sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ballen there.
Freitas is looking to control Ballen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freitas avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Ballen there.
Ballen is trying for a kimura here. Freitas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ballen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arry Ballen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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