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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiandy Rakotoarisoa (ranked 23970 p4p, 4448 weight class) and Sig Freud (ranked 459 p4p, 381 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sig Freud!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Freud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freud lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rakotoarisoa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Freud connects with a decent elbow.
Freud creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rakotoarisoa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Freud misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rakotoarisoa bucks up and tries to throw Freud off but instead Freud has got his back!
Freud misses with punches from the back.
Freud is throwing strikes but Rakotoarisoa counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Rakotoarisoa regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakotoarisoa's head.
Rakotoarisoa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freud working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rakotoarisoa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rakotoarisoa controls Freud momentarily but Freud frees himself.
Rakotoarisoa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rakotoarisoa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rakotoarisoa keeping moving, preventing Freud from controlling successfully.
Freud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Freud scoring with some ground and pound.
Freud landing with the ground and pound.
Freud with a nice head shot there.
Freud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freud trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakotoarisoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakotoarisoa wants to get back to his feet but Freud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freud is working Rakotoarisoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Freud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Freud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rakotoarisoa's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Freud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Freud throws a big right hand that misses.
Freud trying to control but Rakotoarisoa is working from the bottom.
Freud throwing strikes from guard but Rakotoarisoa blocks nicely.
Rakotoarisoa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud distracts Rakotoarisoa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freud seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rakotoarisoa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freud landing some decent shots from guard.
Rakotoarisoa working a defensive guard but Freud passes into half guard.
Freud throws a strike but Rakotoarisoa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rakotoarisoa is looking to stand up but Freud isn't so interested in that idea.
Rakotoarisoa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa wants to stand but Freud is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Freud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Freud is looking to work some ground and pound but Rakotoarisoa has wrist control.
Freud is working Rakotoarisoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakotoarisoa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Freud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Freud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rakotoarisoa manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Freud lands a nice uppercut.
Rakotoarisoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freud swings widly with a right hand
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sig Freud dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Freud lands with a right hand.
Freud avoids the body shot from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freud.
Freud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rakotoarisoa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Rakotoarisoa. No joy for Freud on that attempt.
Freud scores with a jab to the head.
Freud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freud moves forwards but Rakotoarisoa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Freud sizes up Rakotoarisoa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rakotoarisoa punishes Freud's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakotoarisoa moves out of range as Freud strikes.
Freud bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rakotoarisoa sneaks out the side door and pushes Freud away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Freud misses.
Freud throws a poor cross that misses
and Freud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakotoarisoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freud drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rakotoarisoa kicks Freud off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freud throws a lazy right hand but Rakotoarisoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakotoarisoa lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Rakotoarisoa - just one landing.
Freud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Freud lands an overhand right.
Rakotoarisoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freud.
Freud throws out a counter right but Rakotoarisoa avoids it with no problem.
Rakotoarisoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freud misses with a straight left.
Freud shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Freud postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa is looking to stand up but Freud isn't so interested in that idea.
Rakotoarisoa has momentary wrist control but Freud slips an elbow through the middle.
Freud trying to control but Rakotoarisoa is working from the bottom.
Freud landing some decent shots from guard.
Rakotoarisoa wants to stand and escape but Freud is having none of it.
Freud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Freud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freud pulls Rakotoarisoa in close to his closed guard and prevents Rakotoarisoa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Freud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rakotoarisoa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freud working for submissions but it's allowed Rakotoarisoa to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freud has hold of Rakotoarisoa's hands but Rakotoarisoa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rakotoarisoa throwing shots but Freud is blocking nicely.
Freud is trying to get back to full guard.
Rakotoarisoa is thwarting Freud's attempts to control the position.
Freud felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Freud tries to roll over but Rakotoarisoa keeps him under control.
Freud wants to get back to full guard but Rakotoarisoa has passed into side control.
Freud is trying to control Rakotoarisoa's posture but Rakotoarisoa avoids it.
Freud is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rakotoarisoa is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Freud throws out a loose jab but Rakotoarisoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Rakotoarisoa misses.
Rakotoarisoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freud misses with a takedown attempt
and Rakotoarisoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freud moves out of range of the strikes.
Freud shoots in and drives through. Rakotoarisoa sprawls well.
Rakotoarisoa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Freud staying out of range there.
Freud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sig Freud.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freud.
Rakotoarisoa stuffs the takedown attempt from Freud. Freud gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakotoarisoa ducks under a wild hook from Freud.
Rakotoarisoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freud.
Rakotoarisoa lands a nice hook to Freud's body. Freud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Freud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Rakotoarisoa. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a series of strikes that have Freud backpedaling.
Rakotoarisoa with a jab.
Rakotoarisoa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Freud is rocked!
Freud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rakotoarisoa circles away.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a double jab.
Freud throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rakotoarisoa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Freud is in Rakotoarisoa's guard.
Freud postures up in Rakotoarisoa's guard and throws a big left but Rakotoarisoa blocks it.
Rakotoarisoa controlling Freud's posture.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to control the position but Freud postures up.
Freud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rakotoarisoa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa pulls Freud in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freud looking to sit in guard and control but Rakotoarisoa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freud looking for a sweep. Not yet Freud, not yet.
Rakotoarisoa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Freud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rakotoarisoa has managed to get both his arms back between Freud's legs - danger averted.
Freud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakotoarisoa defends it easily.
Rakotoarisoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rakotoarisoa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rakotoarisoa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rakotoarisoa working some strikes from top position.
Freud looking for subs off his back but Rakotoarisoa has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rakotoarisoa controlling the action here.
Freud is looking for a sweep. Rakotoarisoa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rakotoarisoa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freud defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakotoarisoa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freud trying to get back to full guard but Rakotoarisoa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Freud is looking to improve his position but Rakotoarisoa isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rakotoarisoa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
After winning the bout, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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